OZ Houghton

Greenfield

Houghton County, Michigan · PJM

DC Readiness
62.6
Good / 100

OZ Houghton is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Houghton County, Michigan, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 62.6/100 DC Readiness and a 2.2 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

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

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionPJM
Queue depth11
Avg queue wait2.2 yrs
Recent queue wait2.2 yrs
Completion rate20%
Withdrawal rate80%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPMI Tech - Main Campus
IXP distance1.4 mi
Fiber providers5
Fiber coverage19.6%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionnorthcentralus
Cloud region distance363.7 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerCONSUMERS ENERGY CO
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability50.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Mixed Forest

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.30
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score75/100
Construction cost index75.5 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterMI Tech - Main Campus
DC distance1.4 mi
Nearest rail2.4 mi
Nearest gas pipeline3.7 mi
Nearest fiber route97.5 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (25)
DC tax incentiveYes (property_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity15.02¢/kWh
Industrial electricity5.54¢/kWh
Cooling degree days700
Heating degree days6,600
Land price / acre$3,467

Incentive detail: Personal property tax exemption for eligible DC equipment; MEGA tax credits.

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power15%
56
Fiber connectivity12%
62
Energy cost10%
82
Water risk8%
93
Natural hazard8%
75
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
100
Land / acreage3%
50
Construction cost3%
87
Gas pipeline2%
88
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
90

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near OZ Houghton
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
WINONASubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW1.4 yrs65.8
EC Near PortageGreenfield2.2 yrs63.4
EC Near PortageGreenfield2.2 yrs63.4
Greenfield (ATLANTIC - M-38)Greenfield138 kV100 MW1.4 yrs63.0
EC Near PortageGreenfield2.2 yrs62.2
PortageBrownfield23 MW2.2 yrs61.9
EC Near PortageGreenfield2.2 yrs61.6
EC Near PortageGreenfield2.2 yrs61.2

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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