OZ Mecosta

Greenfield

Mecosta County, Michigan · PJM

DC Readiness
59.3
Good / 100

OZ Mecosta is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Mecosta County, Michigan, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 59.3/100 DC Readiness and a 2.2 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

LMP zonePJM_ATSI
Wholesale LMP$42.97/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.13¢/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 distance62.1 mi
Fiber providers8
Fiber coverage51.9%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionnorthcentralus
Cloud region distance167.0 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerWOLVERINE POWER SUPPLY COOP
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability45.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Deciduous Forest

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.30
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteMATTSONS CAR CLINIC
Hazard sub-score65/100
Construction cost index65.9 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterManagedWay BYK1
DC distance62.1 mi
Nearest rail5.5 mi
Nearest gas pipeline3.3 mi
Nearest fiber route61.3 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (25)
DC tax incentiveYes (property_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity12.92¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.15¢/kWh
Cooling degree days700
Heating degree days6,600
Land price / acre$4,348

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%
61
Energy cost10%
81
Water risk8%
94
Natural hazard8%
65
Buildability7%
45
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
45
Land / acreage3%
48
Construction cost3%
95
Gas pipeline2%
89
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
90

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near OZ Mecosta
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN145670Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW2.2 yrs65.3
OZ MecostaGreenfield2.2 yrs60.0
UNKNOWN133929Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW2.2 yrs59.3
EC FFE Mecosta CountyGreenfield2.2 yrs58.0
Former Kitson ManufacturingIndustrial43.6
280 South Cass StreetIndustrial43.5
Former D&D Equipment and RepairIndustrial43.4
Former Phillips FordIndustrial43.3

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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