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Vacant Property - Blue Star

Industrial

Allegan County, Michigan · PJM

DC Readiness
52.1
Fair / 100

At a glance

Vacant Property - Blue Star is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Allegan County, Michigan, scoring 52.1/100 DC Readiness — 78th of 78 scored sites in the county. It sits in the PJM grid region and the WOLVERINE POWER SUPPLY COOP service territory, where interconnection has averaged 2.2 years from request to operation.

Power & interconnection

UtilityWOLVERINE POWER SUPPLY COOPcooperativefavorable to large load · state default

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookFavorable
≈ 2.2 yrs typical interconnection wait

Shorter queues and healthier completion here — a faster path to energization than the national norm.

ISO / RTO regionPJM
Queue depth129
Avg queue wait2.2 yrs
Recent queue wait2.2 yrs
Completion rate20%
Withdrawal rate80%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPAunalytics Kalamazoo Datacenter
IXP distance32.2 mi
Fiber providers18
Fiber coverage63.8%

Site characteristics

Site typeIndustrial

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Water stress (WRI)Low
Wetlands (NWI)—
Critical habitat—
Superfund nearby—
Hazard sub-score75/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterAunalytics Kalamazoo Datacenter
DC distance32.2 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (25)
DC tax incentiveYes (property_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.21¢/kWh
Industrial electricity6.12¢/kWh
Cooling degree days700
Heating degree days6,600
Land price / acre$6,684

Regulatory climate

Moderatestate posture · as of 2026-08

No notable statewide DC restriction on record; confirm local zoning and utility tariffs.

DC tax incentiveNo / suspended

Incentive detail: Personal property tax exemption for eligible DC equipment; MEGA tax credits.

Site location

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≥ 7560–7540–60≤ 40
This site + 8 nearby

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How does Vacant Property - Blue Star compare with other sites in Allegan County?

Vacant Property - Blue Star ranks 78th of 78 scored candidate sites in Allegan County. Its 52.1/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 55.3. It is roughly in line with the Michigan average of 55.2 and roughly in line with the national average of 53.2.

Against the Michigan average, its strongest sub-score is natural hazard (75 vs 74) and its weakest is power availability (30 vs 34). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is Vacant Property - Blue Star to power, fiber and other datacenters?

The nearest located transmission bottleneck is AEPCE01_ROXANA_13835_A (MISO), 84 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Aunalytics Kalamazoo Datacenter at 32.2 miles. 18 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Aunalytics Kalamazoo Datacenter, 32.2 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Vacant Property - Blue Star?

At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Allegan County "Relatively Moderate".

Full DC Readiness breakdown

All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power20%
51
Fiber connectivity12%
65
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
94
Natural hazard6%
75
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
43
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
90

Nearby comparable sites

Other scored datacenter candidate sites in Allegan County, ranked by DC Readiness.

Sites near Vacant Property - Blue Star
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
EC Near Claude VandykeGreenfield——2.2 yrs63.6
EC Near Claude VandykeGreenfield——2.2 yrs63.3
EC Near Claude VandykeGreenfield——2.2 yrs62.4
EC Near Claude VandykeGreenfield——2.2 yrs62.2
EC Near Claude VandykeGreenfield——2.2 yrs62.0
EC Near Claude VandykeGreenfield——2.2 yrs60.9
EC Near Claude VandykeGreenfield——2.2 yrs60.9
UNKNOWN128751Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW2.2 yrs60.9

Vacant Property - Blue Star: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of Vacant Property - Blue Star?

Vacant Property - Blue Star scores 52.1/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 78th of 78 scored sites in Allegan County. The Allegan County average is 55.3 and the Michigan average is 55.2.

Which electric utility serves Vacant Property - Blue Star?

WOLVERINE POWER SUPPLY COOP (cooperative) holds the retail service territory that contains the site.

What grid region is Vacant Property - Blue Star in?

Vacant Property - Blue Star is in the PJM region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 2.2-year wait from queue request to operation.

How far is Vacant Property - Blue Star from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is Aunalytics Kalamazoo Datacenter, about 32.2 miles away; 18 fiber providers report service at the location.

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About this data

Source: GridCensus composite of HIFLD transmission and substation data, EIA, FEMA National Risk Index, FCC broadband data, PeeringDB and ISO interconnection queues, as published October 10, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: GridCensus, “Vacant Property - Blue Star, Allegan County, MI”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/michigan/allegan-county/vacant-property-blue-star-781a9b5d (data as of October 10, 2026).

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

Figures are screening estimates derived from public infrastructure data. Catalogued capacity reflects theoretical candidate capacity, not deliverable or committed interconnection. Confirm all values with the utility, ISO, and on-the-ground due diligence.

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