M78 Insite
IndustrialIngham County, Michigan · MISO
At a glance
M78 Insite is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Ingham County, Michigan, scoring 56.7/100 DC Readiness — 144th of 167 scored sites in the county. It sits in the MISO grid region and the CONSUMERS ENERGY CO service territory, where interconnection has averaged 2.2 years from request to operation.
Power & interconnection
Speed to power
Shorter queues and healthier completion here — a faster path to energization than the national norm.
Connectivity
Site characteristics
Risk & environment
Location context
Regulatory climate
No notable statewide DC restriction on record; confirm local zoning and utility tariffs.
Incentive detail: Personal property tax exemption for eligible DC equipment; MEGA tax credits.
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How does M78 Insite compare with other sites in Ingham County?
M78 Insite ranks 144th of 167 scored candidate sites in Ingham County. Its 56.7/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 58.2. 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 fiber connectivity (85 vs 68) 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 M78 Insite to power, fiber and other datacenters?
For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Liquid Web DC3 at 12.5 miles. 14 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Liquid Web, 11.8 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at M78 Insite?
At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Ingham County "Relatively Moderate".
Full DC Readiness breakdown
All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.
Nearby comparable sites
Other scored datacenter candidate sites in Ingham County, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EC Near Eckert Station | Greenfield | — | — | 2.2 yrs | 66.6 |
| UNKNOWN128990 | Substation-Adjacent | 138 kV | 100 MW | 2.2 yrs | 66.5 |
| Burcham Park Landfill | Brownfield | 138 kV | 0 MW | 2.2 yrs | 66.4 |
| EC Coal Ingham County | Greenfield | — | — | 2.2 yrs | 66.3 |
| EC Near Eckert Station | Greenfield | — | — | 2.2 yrs | 65.7 |
| OZ Ingham | Greenfield | — | — | 2.2 yrs | 65.0 |
| UNKNOWN128596 | Substation-Adjacent | 138 kV | 100 MW | 2.2 yrs | 64.6 |
| EC Near Eckert Station | Greenfield | — | — | 2.2 yrs | 64.6 |
M78 Insite: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of M78 Insite?
M78 Insite scores 56.7/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated good. It ranks 144th of 167 scored sites in Ingham County. The Ingham County average is 58.2 and the Michigan average is 55.2.
Which electric utility serves M78 Insite?
CONSUMERS ENERGY CO (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site; its holding company is CMS ENERGY CORPORATION.
What grid region is M78 Insite in?
M78 Insite is in the MISO region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 2.2-year wait from queue request to operation.
How far is M78 Insite from an internet exchange?
The nearest internet exchange facility is Liquid Web DC3, about 12.5 miles away; 14 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, “M78 Insite, Ingham County, MI”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/michigan/ingham-county/m78-insite-2f186c26 (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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