Granite City
BrownfieldSt. Cloud, Benton, Minnesota · Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
Granite City is a natural gas plant in St. Cloud, Benton, Minnesota, retired 2019-06-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 72 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
Grid hookup & remediation
Nearby datacenter candidate sites
Scored candidate sites near Granite City, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | State | County | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHERBURNE COUNTY | Substation-Adjacent | MN | Sherburne County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 2.8 yrs | 64.8 |
| EC Coal Wright County | Greenfield | MN | Wright County | — | — | 1.4 yrs | 64.5 |
| EC Coal Benton County | Greenfield | MN | Benton County | — | — | 1.4 yrs | 63.7 |
| EC Near Sherburne County | Greenfield | MN | Sherburne | — | — | 1.4 yrs | 62.7 |
| MONTICELLO | Substation-Adjacent | MN | Sherburne County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 2.8 yrs | 62.6 |
| QUARRY | Substation-Adjacent | MN | Stearns County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 2.8 yrs | 62.5 |
| EC Near Sherburne County | Greenfield | MN | Sherburne | — | — | 1.4 yrs | 62.0 |
| EC Near Sherburne County | Greenfield | MN | Sherburne | — | — | 1.4 yrs | 61.7 |
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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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