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Lanesboro

Brownfield

Lanesboro, Fillmore, Minnesota · Lanesboro Public Utility Comm

Legacy capacity
1
MW

Lanesboro is a oil plant in Lanesboro, Fillmore, Minnesota, retired 2016-04-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 1 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 capacity1 MW
Retirement date2016-04-01
EIA plant ID#1987

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation4.0 mi
Operator address202 Parkway Ave S, Lanesboro, MN, 55949
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.

Site conditions & market — Fillmore County

County-level intelligence for this site's location — the power economics, water, hazard, connectivity, and workforce a developer screens before ever visiting. Assembled from FEMA NRI, BLS QCEW, FCC BDC, USGS water-use, and EIA.

Market & workforce

Total employment (laborshed)5,068
Construction employment294
Land value$5,919/acre
Datacenter tax incentivesales_tax_exemption

Power economics & interconnection

Commercial power rate12.54¢/kWh
Industrial power rate8.52¢/kWh
Load growth (FERC-714)0.7%

Water & cooling

Water stressLow
Public water supply1.3 MGD
Industrial water use0.1 MGD
Cooling degree days600
Mean annual temp42°F

Hazard, flood & connectivity

FEMA risk index25.0 · Relatively Moderate
Fiber providers8 · 69% served

County-level context — address-level utility offerings and flood zoning vary within the county. Confirm site-specific service with the utility and a Phase I ESA.

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Nearby datacenter candidate sites

Scored candidate sites near Lanesboro, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Lanesboro
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
EC Coal Olmsted CountyGreenfieldMNOlmsted County——1.4 yrs64.7
EC Near Silver LakeGreenfieldMNOlmsted——1.4 yrs61.6
OZ WinonaGreenfieldMNWinona——1.4 yrs60.9
EC Near Silver LakeGreenfieldMNOlmsted——1.4 yrs60.3
EC Near Silver LakeGreenfieldMNOlmsted——1.4 yrs59.9
UNKNOWN131060Substation-AdjacentMNOlmsted County69 kV50 MW2.8 yrs59.3
EC Near LanesboroGreenfieldMNFillmore——1.4 yrs59.2
TAP139559Substation-AdjacentMNOlmsted County69 kV50 MW2.8 yrs59.0

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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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