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Pellston/Cheboygan Michigan at 45.631, -84.664

Federal Excess

Cheboygan County, Michigan · MISO

DC Readiness
51.2
Fair / 100

At a glance

Pellston/Cheboygan Michigan at 45.631, -84.664 is a federal excess datacenter candidate site in Cheboygan County, Michigan, scoring 51.2/100 DC Readiness — 53rd 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

Acreage7 ac
Buildable load (est.)~3–7 MWland-based
Former useNavigation and Traffic Aids

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 Pellston/Cheboygan Michigan at 45.631, -84.664 compare with other sites in Cheboygan County?

Pellston/Cheboygan Michigan at 45.631, -84.664 ranks 53rd of 58 scored candidate sites in Cheboygan County. Its 51.2/100 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 Pellston/Cheboygan Michigan at 45.631, -84.664 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 Pellston/Cheboygan Michigan at 45.631, -84.664?

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%
65
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
94
Natural hazard6%
75
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
10
Land / acreage3%
31
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 Pellston/Cheboygan Michigan at 45.631, -84.664
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

Pellston/Cheboygan Michigan at 45.631, -84.664: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of Pellston/Cheboygan Michigan at 45.631, -84.664?

Pellston/Cheboygan Michigan at 45.631, -84.664 scores 51.2/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 53rd 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 Pellston/Cheboygan Michigan at 45.631, -84.664?

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

What grid region is Pellston/Cheboygan Michigan at 45.631, -84.664 in?

Pellston/Cheboygan Michigan at 45.631, -84.664 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, “Pellston/Cheboygan Michigan at 45.631, -84.664, Cheboygan County, MI”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/michigan/cheboygan-county/pellston-cheboygan-michigan-c761d13d (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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