Moose Lake
BrownfieldMoose Lake, Carlton, Minnesota · Moose Lake Water & Light Comm
Moose Lake is a natural gas plant in Moose Lake, Carlton, Minnesota, retired 2019-01-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 3 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 Moose Lake, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | State | County | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenfield (FORBES - CHISAGO) | Greenfield | MN | Pine County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 1.4 yrs | 70.5 |
| Greenfield (FORBES - CHISAGO) | Greenfield | MN | Pine County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 1.4 yrs | 70.4 |
| POTLATCH 115KV | Substation-Adjacent | MN | Carlton County | 115 kV | 100 MW | 1.4 yrs | 69.9 |
| Greenfield (FORBES - CHISAGO) | Greenfield | MN | Carlton County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 1.4 yrs | 68.7 |
| UNKNOWN136176 | Substation-Adjacent | MN | Carlton County | 115 kV | 100 MW | 1.4 yrs | 68.6 |
| Greenfield (FORBES - CHISAGO) | Greenfield | MN | Pine County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 1.4 yrs | 67.4 |
| Greenfield (BLACKBERRY - TAP135605) | Greenfield | MN | Carlton County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 1.4 yrs | 67.3 |
| UNKNOWN129348 | Substation-Adjacent | MN | Pine County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 1.4 yrs | 66.7 |
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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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