Mountain Lake

Brownfield

Mountain Lake, Cottonwood, Minnesota · City of Mountain Lake - (MN)

Legacy capacity
2
MW

Mountain Lake is a oil plant in Mountain Lake, Cottonwood, Minnesota, retired 2023-01-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 2 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 capacity2 MW
Retirement date2023-01-01
EIA plant ID#1998

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation10.6 mi
OperatorCity of Mountain Lake - (MN)
Operator address925 2nd Ave., Mountain Lake, MN, 56159
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 Mountain Lake, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Mountain Lake
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
O'BRIENSubstation-AdjacentMNJackson County345 kV600 MW1.4 yrs74.8
UNKNOWN170860Substation-AdjacentMNJackson County161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs69.8
LAKEFIELD UTILITIESSubstation-AdjacentMNJackson County161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs68.8
UNKNOWN132557Substation-AdjacentMNJackson County161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs68.8
UNKNOWN158246Substation-AdjacentMNJackson County161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs68.6
TAP170964Substation-AdjacentMNJackson County161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs68.1
UNKNOWN129848Substation-AdjacentMNJackson County161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs67.8
TAP138023Substation-AdjacentMNWatonwan County345 kV600 MW1.4 yrs67.8

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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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