Harwood

Brownfield

Harwood, Cass, North Dakota · Minnkota Power Coop, Inc

Legacy capacity
5
MW

Harwood is a oil plant in Harwood, Cass, North Dakota, retired 2012-12-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 5 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 capacity5 MW
Retirement date2012-12-01
EIA plant ID#2822

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation5.0 mi
OperatorMinnkota Power Coop, Inc
Operator address404 Truman Dr, Harwood, ND, 58402
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 Harwood, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Harwood
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
AUDOBON 230KVSubstation-AdjacentMNClay County230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs79.3
ALEXANDRIASubstation-AdjacentNDCass County345 kV600 MW1.4 yrs78.3
MAPLE RIVERSubstation-AdjacentNDCass County345 kV600 MW1.4 yrs77.0
SHEYENNESubstation-AdjacentMNClay County230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs76.6
RED RIVERSubstation-AdjacentMNClay County115 kV100 MW1.4 yrs75.9
CENTENNIAL GENERATING STATIONSubstation-AdjacentMNClay County115 kV100 MW1.4 yrs75.8
FARGOSubstation-AdjacentNDCass County230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs75.5
FRONTIERSubstation-AdjacentMNWilkin County230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs74.8

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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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