Windom

Brownfield

Windom, Cottonwood, Minnesota · City of Windom

Legacy capacity
3
MW

Windom is a oil plant in Windom, Cottonwood, Minnesota, retired 2022-04-01. 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

Former useoil plant
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity3 MW
Retirement date2022-04-01
EIA plant ID#2023

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation3.3 mi
OperatorCity of Windom
Operator address1105 1st Ave., Windom, MN, 56101
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 Windom, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Windom
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
UNKNOWN129805Substation-AdjacentMNJackson County161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs68.4
TAP170964Substation-AdjacentMNJackson County161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs68.1
Greenfield (UNKNOWN129783 - LAKEFIELD JUNC)GreenfieldMNJackson County345 kV600 MW1.4 yrs68.1

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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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