Montgomery

Brownfield

Montgomery, Le Sueur, Minnesota · Interstate Power and Light Co

Legacy capacity
29
MW

Montgomery is a oil plant in Montgomery, Le Sueur, Minnesota, retired 2012-12-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 29 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 capacity29 MW
Retirement date2012-12-01
EIA plant ID#8025

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation11.4 mi
OperatorInterstate Power and Light Co
Operator address914 Mill Avenue, NE, Montgomery, MN, 56069
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 Montgomery, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Montgomery
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
BLUE LAKESubstation-AdjacentMNCarver County345 kV600 MW1.4 yrs79.9
UNKNOWN132021Substation-AdjacentMNLe Sueur County345 kV600 MW1.4 yrs75.1
UNKNOWN129620Substation-AdjacentMNScott County115 kV100 MW1.4 yrs72.9
WEST FAIRBAULTSubstation-AdjacentMNRice County115 kV100 MW1.4 yrs72.2
CHUB LAKESubstation-AdjacentMNDakota County345 kV600 MW1.4 yrs71.9
UNKNOWN132858Substation-AdjacentMNScott County115 kV100 MW1.4 yrs71.8
TAP138591Substation-AdjacentMNDakota County115 kV100 MW1.4 yrs71.8
FARIBAULT ENERGY PARKSubstation-AdjacentMNRice County115 kV100 MW1.4 yrs71.6

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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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