OZ Kalkaska

Greenfield

Kalkaska County, Michigan · PJM

DC Readiness
53.1
Fair / 100

OZ Kalkaska is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Kalkaska County, Michigan, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 53.1/100 DC Readiness and a 2.2 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

LMP zonePJM_ATSI
Wholesale LMP$42.97/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.11¢/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 IXP123.NET - DC4 - 400 76th St SW
IXP distance124.3 mi
Fiber providers10
Fiber coverage16.2%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionnorthcentralus
Cloud region distance225.9 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerCONSUMERS ENERGY CO
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability15.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Woody Wetlands

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.30
Wetlands (NWI)Present
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score65/100
Construction cost index112.5 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterManagedWay BYK1
DC distance124.3 mi
Nearest rail9.8 mi
Nearest gas pipeline4.5 mi
Nearest fiber route138.8 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (25)
DC tax incentiveYes (property_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.47¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.83¢/kWh
Cooling degree days700
Heating degree days6,600
Land price / acre$3,799

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%
48
Energy cost10%
81
Water risk8%
90
Natural hazard8%
65
Buildability7%
15
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
20
Land / acreage3%
49
Construction cost3%
56
Gas pipeline2%
85
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
90

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near OZ Kalkaska
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
Greenfield (LIVINGSTON - KEYSTONE)Greenfield345 kV600 MW2.2 yrs66.4
Greenfield (LIVINGSTON - KEYSTONE)Greenfield345 kV600 MW2.2 yrs64.4
EC FFE Kalkaska CountyGreenfield2.2 yrs56.7
Hogerheide-Hamlet HousingIndustrial42.2
Kalkaska Municipal GarageIndustrial42.2
Howard CollisionIndustrial37.9

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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