Minnesota Valley

Brownfield

Granite Falls, Chippewa, Minnesota · Northern States Power Co - Minnesota

Legacy capacity
46
MW

Minnesota Valley is a natural gas plant in Granite Falls, Chippewa, Minnesota, retired 2006-12-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 46 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 capacity46 MW
Retirement date2006-12-01
EIA plant ID#1918

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation3.8 mi
OperatorNorthern States Power Co - Minnesota
Operator addressEast Highway 212, Granite Falls, MN, 56241
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 Minnesota Valley, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Minnesota Valley
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
CEDAR MOUNTAINSubstation-AdjacentMNRedwood County345 kV600 MW1.4 yrs72.6
LYON COUNTYSubstation-AdjacentMNLyon County345 kV600 MW1.0 yrs71.6
TAP138582Substation-AdjacentMNChippewa County230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs68.8
MINN VALLEYSubstation-AdjacentMNYellow Medicine County345 kV600 MW1.4 yrs68.8
UNKNOWN170998Substation-AdjacentMNYellow Medicine County230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs68.4
UNKNOWN132582Substation-AdjacentMNLyon County115 kV100 MW1.4 yrs67.4
LYON COUNTYSubstation-AdjacentMNRedwood County345 kV600 MW1.4 yrs67.0
UNKNOWN132552Substation-AdjacentMNLyon County115 kV100 MW1.4 yrs66.9

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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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