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North Branch (MN)

Brownfield

North Branch, Chisago, Minnesota · North Branch Water & Light Comm

Legacy capacity
1
MW

North Branch (MN) is a oil plant in North Branch, Chisago, Minnesota, retired 2010-12-01. 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 date2010-12-01
EIA plant ID#2002

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.0 mi
OperatorNorth Branch Water & Light Comm
Operator address6388 Maple Street, North Branch, MN, 55056
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 — Chisago 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)13,691
Construction employment1,213
Land value$7,018/acre
Datacenter tax incentivesales_tax_exemption

Power economics & interconnection

Commercial power rate12.93¢/kWh
Industrial power rate8.97¢/kWh
Load growth (FERC-714)0.7%

Water & cooling

Water stressLow
Public water supply2.0 MGD
Industrial water use0.0 MGD
Cooling degree days600
Mean annual temp42°F

Hazard, flood & connectivity

FEMA risk index25.0 · Relatively Moderate
Fiber providers7 · 50% 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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UNKNOWN129414Substation-AdjacentMNAnoka County345 kV600 MW2.8 yrs67.9
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CHISAGOSubstation-AdjacentMNChisago County500 kV1,000 MW2.8 yrs66.1
UNKNOWN129654Substation-AdjacentMNAnoka County230 kV300 MW2.8 yrs65.0
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UNKNOWN129295Substation-AdjacentMNAnoka County230 kV300 MW2.8 yrs63.0
UNKNOWN129651Substation-AdjacentMNHennepin County115 kV100 MW2.8 yrs62.4

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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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