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Howe Interlakes Marine

Industrial

Cheboygan County, Michigan · MISO

DC Readiness
51.7
Fair / 100

At a glance

Howe Interlakes Marine is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Cheboygan County, Michigan, scoring 51.7/100 DC Readiness — 43rd of 58 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

UtilityDTE ELECTRIC COMPANYinvestor ownedfavorable to large load · terms ≥ 100 MWLarge-load contract terms; MI DC tax exemption (2025) · 15 yr

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 regionMISO
Queue depth286
Avg queue wait2.2 yrs
Recent queue wait2.2 yrs
Completion rate20%
Withdrawal rate80%

Connectivity

Fiber providers8
Fiber coverage60.7%

Site characteristics

Site typeIndustrial
Land contactCheboygan County County Assessor

Risk & environment

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

Location context

County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (25)
DC tax incentiveYes (property_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.81¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.62¢/kWh
Cooling degree days700
Heating degree days6,600
Land price / acre$3,337

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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This site + 8 nearby

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How does Howe Interlakes Marine compare with other sites in Cheboygan County?

Howe Interlakes Marine ranks 43rd of 58 scored candidate sites in Cheboygan County. Its 51.7/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 53.1. 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 Howe Interlakes Marine to power, fiber and other datacenters?

8 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Howe Interlakes Marine?

At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Cheboygan 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%
54
Fiber connectivity12%
66
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
94
Natural hazard6%
75
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
10
Land / acreage3%
43
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
90

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Howe Interlakes Marine
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
EC Near TowerGreenfield——2.2 yrs59.6
EC Near TowerGreenfield——2.2 yrs59.3
TAP143810Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW2.2 yrs58.3
UNKNOWN143811Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW2.2 yrs58.1
RIGGSVILLESubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW2.2 yrs58.1
EC Near TowerGreenfield——2.2 yrs56.6
EC FFE Cheboygan CountyGreenfield——2.2 yrs56.5
EC Near TowerGreenfield——2.2 yrs56.3

Howe Interlakes Marine: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of Howe Interlakes Marine?

Howe Interlakes Marine scores 51.7/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 43rd of 58 scored sites in Cheboygan County. The Cheboygan County average is 53.1 and the Michigan average is 55.2.

Which electric utility serves Howe Interlakes Marine?

DTE ELECTRIC COMPANY (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site; its holding company is DTE ENERGY.

What grid region is Howe Interlakes Marine in?

Howe Interlakes Marine 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, “Howe Interlakes Marine, Cheboygan County, MI”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/michigan/cheboygan-county/howe-interlakes-marine-eeafdd43 (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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