Grand Marais

Brownfield

Grand Marais, Cook, Minnesota · City of Grand Marais - (MN)

Legacy capacity
2
MW

Grand Marais is a oil plant in Grand Marais, Cook, Minnesota, retired 2003-12-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 2 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 useoil plant
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity2 MW
Retirement date2003-12-01
EIA plant ID#1976

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation29.9 mi
OperatorCity of Grand Marais - (MN)
Operator address55 Lupin Lane, Grand Marais, MN, 55604
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a oil 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 Grand Marais, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Grand Marais
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
EC Coal Cook CountyGreenfieldMNCook County1.4 yrs52.8
EC Coal Cook CountyGreenfieldMNCook County1.4 yrs52.7
EC Near Grand MaraisGreenfieldMNCook1.4 yrs52.6
EC Near Grand MaraisGreenfieldMNCook1.4 yrs51.9
Grand MaraisBrownfieldMNCook County2 MW1.4 yrs51.5
EC Near Grand MaraisGreenfieldMNCook1.4 yrs51.1
EC Coal Cook CountyGreenfieldMNCook County1.4 yrs50.6
EC Near Grand MaraisGreenfieldMNCook1.4 yrs50.5

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 Grand Marais, Grand Marais, Cook, 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.