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Blighted Residential Property

Industrial

Marquette County, Michigan · MISO

DC Readiness
51.3
Fair / 100

At a glance

Blighted Residential Property is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Marquette County, Michigan, scoring 51.3/100 DC Readiness — 35th of 89 scored sites in the county. It sits in the MISO grid region and the UPPER PENINSULA POWER COMPANY service territory, where interconnection has averaged 2.2 years from request to operation.

Power & interconnection

UtilityUPPER PENINSULA POWER COMPANYinvestor ownedfavorable to large load · terms ≥ 100 MW

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 IXPMI Tech - Main Campus
IXP distance60.2 mi
Fiber providers4
Fiber coverage13.1%

Site characteristics

Site typeIndustrial

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Water stress (WRI)Low
Wetlands (NWI)—
Critical habitat—
Superfund nearby—
Hazard sub-score75/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterMI Tech - Main Campus
DC distance60.2 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (25)
DC tax incentiveYes (property_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity15.37¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.45¢/kWh
Cooling degree days700
Heating degree days6,600
Land price / acre$3,434

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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≥ 7560–7540–60≤ 40
This site + 8 nearby

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How does Blighted Residential Property compare with other sites in Marquette County?

Blighted Residential Property ranks 35th of 89 scored candidate sites in Marquette County. Its 51.3/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 52.5. 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 fiber connectivity (53 vs 68). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is Blighted Residential Property to power, fiber and other datacenters?

For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is MI Tech - Main Campus at 60.2 miles. 4 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is MI Tech - Main Campus, 60.2 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Blighted Residential Property?

At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Marquette 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%
53
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
94
Natural hazard6%
75
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
43
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
90

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Blighted Residential Property
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
DEAD RIVERSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW2.2 yrs66.4
EC Coal Marquette CountyGreenfield——2.2 yrs59.8
PERCH LAKESubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW2.2 yrs57.7
TAP138651Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW2.2 yrs57.7
DEADEND172040Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW2.2 yrs57.6
NATIONALSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW2.2 yrs57.5
UNKNOWN128798Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW2.2 yrs56.9
TILDENSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW2.2 yrs56.9

Blighted Residential Property: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of Blighted Residential Property?

Blighted Residential Property scores 51.3/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 35th of 89 scored sites in Marquette County. The Marquette County average is 52.5 and the Michigan average is 55.2.

Which electric utility serves Blighted Residential Property?

UPPER PENINSULA POWER COMPANY (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site; its holding company is INTEGRYS ENERGY GROUP.

What grid region is Blighted Residential Property in?

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

How far is Blighted Residential Property from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is MI Tech - Main Campus, about 60.2 miles away; 4 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, “Blighted Residential Property, Marquette County, MI”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/michigan/marquette-county/blighted-residential-property-e4322929 (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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