Alpena County Regional Airport at 45.071, -83.569
Federal ExcessAlpena County, Michigan · MISO
At a glance
Alpena County Regional Airport at 45.071, -83.569 is a federal excess datacenter candidate site in Alpena County, Michigan, scoring 50.9/100 DC Readiness — 34th of 35 scored sites in the county. It sits in the MISO grid region and the DTE ELECTRIC COMPANY service territory, where interconnection has averaged 2.2 years from request to operation.
Power & interconnection
Speed to power
Shorter queues and healthier completion here — a faster path to energization than the national norm.
Connectivity
Site characteristics
Risk & environment
Location context
Regulatory climate
No notable statewide DC restriction on record; confirm local zoning and utility tariffs.
Incentive detail: Personal property tax exemption for eligible DC equipment; MEGA tax credits.
Site location
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How does Alpena County Regional Airport at 45.071, -83.569 compare with other sites in Alpena County?
Alpena County Regional Airport at 45.071, -83.569 ranks 34th of 35 scored candidate sites in Alpena County. Its 50.9/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 52.5. 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 fiber connectivity (58 vs 68). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.
How close is Alpena County Regional Airport at 45.071, -83.569 to power, fiber and other datacenters?
8 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Datacenter 00755540694, 145.6 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Alpena County Regional Airport at 45.071, -83.569?
At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Alpena County "Relatively Moderate".
Full DC Readiness breakdown
All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.
Nearby comparable sites
Other scored datacenter candidate sites in Alpena County, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decorative Panels Intl | Brownfield | — | 8 MW | 2.2 yrs | 57.4 |
| UNKNOWN133169 | Substation-Adjacent | 138 kV | 100 MW | 2.2 yrs | 57.4 |
| UNKNOWN144068 | Substation-Adjacent | 138 kV | 100 MW | 2.2 yrs | 57.3 |
| EC Near Decorative Panels Intl | Greenfield | — | — | 2.2 yrs | 56.2 |
| EC Near Decorative Panels Intl | Greenfield | — | — | 2.2 yrs | 54.5 |
| EC Near Decorative Panels Intl | Greenfield | — | — | 2.2 yrs | 53.7 |
| EC Near Decorative Panels Intl | Greenfield | — | — | 2.2 yrs | 53.5 |
| EC Near Decorative Panels Intl | Greenfield | — | — | 2.2 yrs | 53.5 |
Alpena County Regional Airport at 45.071, -83.569: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of Alpena County Regional Airport at 45.071, -83.569?
Alpena County Regional Airport at 45.071, -83.569 scores 50.9/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 34th of 35 scored sites in Alpena County. The Alpena County average is 52.5 and the Michigan average is 55.2.
Which electric utility serves Alpena County Regional Airport at 45.071, -83.569?
DTE ELECTRIC COMPANY (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site; its holding company is DTE ENERGY.
What grid region is Alpena County Regional Airport at 45.071, -83.569 in?
Alpena County Regional Airport at 45.071, -83.569 is in the MISO region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 2.2-year wait from queue request to operation.
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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, “Alpena County Regional Airport at 45.071, -83.569, Alpena County, MI”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/michigan/alpena-county/alpena-county-regional-airport-e922c7cb (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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