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OZ Delta

Greenfield

Delta County, Michigan · MISO

DC Readiness
52.5
Fair / 100

At a glance

OZ Delta is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Delta County, Michigan, scoring 52.5/100 DC Readiness — 26th of 59 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

LMP zonePJM_ATSI
Wholesale LMP$42.97/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.15¢/kWh
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

Nearest IXPEthoplex Edge DC - Green Bay
IXP distance103.4 mi
Fiber providers8
Fiber coverage56.4%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionnorthcentralus
Cloud region distance269.6 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactDelta County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability50.0/100

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintLow (30/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.30
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteMI DEPT NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT
Hazard sub-score65/100
Construction cost index67.4 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterEthoplex Edge DC - Green Bay
DC distance103.4 mi
Nearest rail0.2 mi
Nearest gas pipeline4.8 mi
Nearest fiber route53.9 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (25)
DC tax incentiveYes (property_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity14.93¢/kWh
Industrial electricity8.00¢/kWh
Cooling degree days700
Heating degree days6,600
Land price / acre$2,340

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 OZ Delta compare with other sites in Delta County?

OZ Delta ranks 26th of 59 scored candidate sites in Delta County. Its 52.5/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 54.1. 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 water (94 vs 93) and its weakest is fiber connectivity (21 vs 68). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is OZ Delta to power, fiber and other datacenters?

For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Ethoplex Edge DC - Green Bay at 103.4 miles. 8 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Ethoplex Edge DC - Green Bay, 103.4 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at OZ Delta?

The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk). WRI rates baseline water stress at 0.30 on a 0–5 scale. No mapped wetlands are recorded on the parcel. A Superfund site is nearby (MI DEPT NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT). At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Delta 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%
21
Energy cost10%
81
Water risk7%
94
Natural hazard6%
65
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
20
Land / acreage3%
58
Construction cost3%
94
Gas pipeline2%
85
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
90

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near OZ Delta
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
EC Coal Delta CountyGreenfield——2.2 yrs61.0
EC Coal Delta CountyGreenfield——2.2 yrs60.4
EC Coal Delta CountyGreenfield——2.2 yrs60.4
CHANDLERSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW2.2 yrs58.3
ATC PERKINSSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW2.2 yrs58.2
EC Coal Delta CountyGreenfield——2.2 yrs57.9
UNKNOWN128979Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW2.2 yrs57.7
EC Coal Delta CountyGreenfield——2.2 yrs57.0

OZ Delta: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of OZ Delta?

OZ Delta scores 52.5/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 26th of 59 scored sites in Delta County. The Delta County average is 54.1 and the Michigan average is 55.2.

Which electric utility serves OZ Delta?

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

What grid region is OZ Delta in?

OZ Delta is in the MISO region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 2.2-year wait from queue request to operation.

Is OZ Delta in a flood zone?

The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk).

Who owns OZ Delta?

Parcel records list the owner as CONSUMERS ENERGY CO (private land).

How far is OZ Delta from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is Ethoplex Edge DC - Green Bay, about 103.4 miles away; 8 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, “OZ Delta, Delta County, MI”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/michigan/delta-county/oz-delta-22ac6ffd (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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