Grand Forks

Brownfield

Grand Forks, Grand Forks, North Dakota · Minnkota Power Coop, Inc

Legacy capacity
9
MW

Grand Forks is a oil plant in Grand Forks, Grand Forks, North Dakota, retired 2012-12-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 9 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 capacity9 MW
Retirement date2012-12-01
EIA plant ID#2821

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation4.1 mi
OperatorMinnkota Power Coop, Inc
Operator address1822 Mill Road, Grand Forks, ND, 58201
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 Grand Forks, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Grand Forks
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
Greenfield (GRAND FORKS - CENTER 345KV SWI)GreenfieldNDGriggs County345 kV600 MW1.4 yrs71.3
Greenfield (GRAND FORKS - CENTER 345KV SWI)GreenfieldNDGrand Forks County345 kV600 MW1.4 yrs69.5
Greenfield (GRAND FORKS - CENTER 345KV SWI)GreenfieldNDSteele County345 kV600 MW1.4 yrs69.5
Greenfield (GRAND FORKS - CENTER 345KV SWI)GreenfieldNDGriggs County345 kV600 MW1.4 yrs69.3
GRAND FORKSSubstation-AdjacentNDNelson County345 kV600 MW1.4 yrs69.2
Greenfield (GRAND FORKS - CENTER 345KV SWI)GreenfieldNDGrand Forks County345 kV600 MW1.4 yrs68.3
Greenfield (UNKNOWN133386 - GRAND FORKS)GreenfieldNDNelson County230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs67.0
Greenfield (UNKNOWN133386 - GRAND FORKS)GreenfieldNDNelson County230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs66.9

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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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