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Coldwater Board of Public Utilities Solar Field Park

Brownfield

Branch County, Michigan · MISO

DC Readiness
64.1
Good / 100

Coldwater Board of Public Utilities Solar Field Park is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Branch County, Michigan, interconnecting through MISO. It screens at 64.1/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 1 MW of candidate capacity and a 2.8 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationUNKNOWN128962
Substation distance0.9 mi
Available capacity1 MW
LMP zoneMISO_MISO_EAST
Wholesale LMP$29.80/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.10¢/kWh
UtilityCONSUMERS ENERGY COinvestor ownedfavorable to large load · terms ≥ 100 MWLarge-load contract terms; MI DC sales/use-tax exemption (2025) · 15 yr

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookFavorable
≈ 2.8 yrs typical interconnection wait

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

ISO / RTO regionMISO
Queue depth286
Avg queue wait2.8 yrs

Connectivity

Nearest IXPLagrange CO
IXP distance30.5 mi
Fiber providers7
Fiber coverage55.4%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionnorthcentralus
Cloud region distance135.3 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Former usebrownfield
Existing capacity1 MW
Cleanup statuscleanup_complete

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintLow (30/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.30
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteBRANCH INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLS
Hazard sub-score65/100
Construction cost index66.8 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterLagrange CO
DC distance30.5 mi
Nearest rail0.8 mi
Nearest gas pipeline1.9 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (25)
DC tax incentiveYes (property_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity9.99¢/kWh
Industrial electricity4.91¢/kWh
Cooling degree days700
Heating degree days6,600
Land price / acre$5,315

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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Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
45
Speed to power20%
45
Fiber connectivity12%
66
Energy cost10%
94
Water risk7%
92
Natural hazard6%
65
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
65
Land / acreage3%
67
Construction cost3%
94
Gas pipeline2%
94
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
90

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Coldwater Board of Public Utilities Solar Field Park
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
EC FFE Branch CountyGreenfield——2.2 yrs59.3
BATAVIASubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.8 yrs56.9
TAP145694Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.8 yrs56.8
EC Coal Branch CountyGreenfield——2.2 yrs56.5
UNKNOWN128961Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.8 yrs55.7
NEWTONSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.8 yrs55.5
EC Coal Branch CountyGreenfield——2.2 yrs52.1
Skaggs Assisted LivingIndustrial——3.8 yrs51.2

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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