Elk River

Brownfield

Elk River, Sherburne, Minnesota · Great River Energy

Legacy capacity
48
MW

Elk River is a former waste site in Elk River, Sherburne, Minnesota, retired 2019-03-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 48 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 useformer waste site
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity48 MW
Retirement date2019-03-01
EIA plant ID#2039

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation1.7 mi
OperatorGreat River Energy
Operator address17845 East Highway 10, Elk River, MN, 55330
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a former waste site 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 Elk River, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Elk River
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN129414Substation-AdjacentMNAnoka County345 kV600 MW1.4 yrs77.5
UNKNOWN129614Substation-AdjacentMNHennepin County345 kV600 MW1.4 yrs76.5
UNKNOWN129654Substation-AdjacentMNAnoka County230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs76.1
DICKINSONSubstation-AdjacentMNHennepin County345 kV600 MW1.4 yrs75.2
BUNKER LAKESubstation-AdjacentMNAnoka County345 kV600 MW1.4 yrs75.0
ELK RIVERSubstation-AdjacentMNSherburne County230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs74.7
WEST RIVER ROADSubstation-AdjacentMNRamsey County115 kV100 MW1.4 yrs73.7
BLAINESubstation-AdjacentMNAnoka County230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs73.2

Nearby internet exchanges

See all datacenter sites in Minnesota →

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.

Go deeper than the public screen

This page shows a public slice of the GridCensus dataset for Elk River, Elk River, Sherburne, Minnesota. Pro and Enterprise plans unlock the full 164,098-site catalog, raw sub-scores, parcel ownership, interconnection-queue detail, saved searches, and programmatic API access.

See plans & API accessTalk to us