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EKS Landfill

Brownfield

Burnsville, Dakota, Minnesota · WM Renewable Energy LLC

Legacy capacity
5
MW

EKS Landfill is a natural gas plant in Burnsville, Dakota, Minnesota, retired 2020-12-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 5 MW of generation, so the grid hookup, transmission rights, and often cooling-water access are already in place — collapsing the speed-to-power timeline versus a greenfield build.

Former use & capacity

Former usenatural gas plant
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity5 MW
Retirement date2020-12-01
EIA plant ID#54939

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.8 mi
OperatorWM Renewable Energy LLC
Operator address1020 West Cliff Road, Burnsville, MN, 55337
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a natural gas plant of this scale leaves behind a high-capacity grid interconnection that a new load can re-use, frequently shaving years off the interconnection queue. Retired-plant sites also tend to be already zoned for heavy industrial use with established road, rail, and water infrastructure.

Nearby datacenter candidate sites

Scored candidate sites near EKS Landfill, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near EKS Landfill
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
EDEN PRAIRIESubstation-AdjacentMNHennepin County345 kV600 MW2.8 yrs71.6
PARKERS LAKESubstation-AdjacentMNHennepin County345 kV600 MW2.8 yrs71.6
BLUE LAKESubstation-AdjacentMNScott County345 kV600 MW2.8 yrs71.4
TERMINALSubstation-AdjacentMNRamsey County345 kV600 MW2.8 yrs71.2
SCOTT COSubstation-AdjacentMNScott County345 kV600 MW2.8 yrs71.0
UNKNOWN129614Substation-AdjacentMNHennepin County345 kV600 MW2.8 yrs70.3
UNKNOWN129414Substation-AdjacentMNAnoka County345 kV600 MW2.8 yrs70.2
KOHLMAN LAKESubstation-AdjacentMNRamsey County345 kV600 MW2.8 yrs69.5

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Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

Brownfield attributes are derived from EIA retired-generator and EPA public data. Existing capacity reflects the retired plant's historical nameplate, not deliverable interconnection for a new load. Confirm reusable interconnection rights, remediation status, and site availability with the utility, ISO, and current owner.

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