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Superior Generation Energy Center

Brownfield

Superior, Douglas, Wisconsin · ALLETE, Inc.

Legacy capacity
170
MW

Superior Generation Energy Center is a natural gas plant in Superior, Douglas, Wisconsin. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 170 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 usenatural gas plant
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity170 MW
EIA plant ID#8057

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.2 mi
OperatorALLETE, Inc.
Operator address1616 31st Avenue East, Superior, WI, 54880
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a natural gas 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 — Douglas 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)13,298
Construction employment1,097
Land value$2,828/acre
Datacenter tax incentivesales_tax_exemption

Power economics & interconnection

Commercial power rate12.31¢/kWh
Industrial power rate9.14¢/kWh
Load growth (FERC-714)0.6%

Water & cooling

Water stressLow
Public water supply0.0 MGD
Industrial water use0.4 MGD
Cooling degree days600
Mean annual temp44°F

Hazard, flood & connectivity

FEMA risk index22.0 · Relatively Low
Fiber providers5 · 11% 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.

Nearby brownfield & retired-generation sites

A proximity screen of other retired-plant, contaminated, and EPA-flagged sites near Superior Generation Energy Center — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.

SiteFormer useLegacy MWDistanceCleanup status
M L Hibbardoil plant505.3 mi—
Sappi Cloquet Millformer biomass site217.7 mi—

Derived from GridCensus's retired-generator & EPA brownfield dataset. Not a substitute for an ASTM E1527 Phase I environmental radius report.

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Nearby datacenter candidate sites

Scored candidate sites near Superior Generation Energy Center, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Superior Generation Energy Center
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
ARROWHEADSubstation-AdjacentMNCarlton County345 kV600 MW2.8 yrs65.6
OZ St. LouisGreenfieldMNSt. Louis——1.4 yrs65.1
HILLTOP 230/115KVSubstation-AdjacentMNCarlton County230 kV300 MW2.8 yrs64.1
TAP135605Substation-AdjacentMNCarlton County230 kV300 MW2.8 yrs63.8
OZ St. LouisGreenfieldMNSt. Louis——1.4 yrs63.5
EC Near M L HibbardGreenfieldMNCarlton——1.4 yrs62.7
STINSONSubstation-AdjacentWIDouglas County161 kV100 MW2.8 yrs62.3
TAP135623Substation-AdjacentMNDouglas County115 kV100 MW2.8 yrs61.1

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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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