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EC Coal Muskegon County

Greenfield

Muskegon County, Michigan · PJM

DC Readiness
49.1
Fair / 100

At a glance

EC Coal Muskegon County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Muskegon County, Michigan, scoring 49.1/100 DC Readiness — 83rd of 83 scored sites in the county. It sits in the PJM grid region and the WOLVERINE POWER SUPPLY COOP service territory, where interconnection has averaged 2.2 years from request to operation.

Power & interconnection

LMP zonePJM_ATSI
Wholesale LMP$42.97/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.11¢/kWh
UtilityWOLVERINE POWER SUPPLY COOPcooperativefavorable to large load · state default

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 regionPJM
Queue depth129
Avg queue wait2.2 yrs
Recent queue wait2.2 yrs
Completion rate20%
Withdrawal rate80%

Connectivity

Nearest IXP324 E Wisconsin
IXP distance60.3 mi
Fiber providers10
Fiber coverage67.6%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionnorthcentralus
Cloud region distance107.1 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactMuskegon County County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability5.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Water
Former usecoal adjacent

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintLow (15/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.30
Wetlands (NWI)Present
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score65/100
Construction cost index93.2 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenter324 E Wisconsin
DC distance60.3 mi
Nearest rail2.4 mi
Nearest gas pipeline27.1 mi
Nearest fiber route91.8 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (25)
DC tax incentiveYes (property_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity10.93¢/kWh
Industrial electricity5.89¢/kWh
Cooling degree days700
Heating degree days6,600
Land price / acre$5,539

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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This site + 8 nearby

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How does EC Coal Muskegon County compare with other sites in Muskegon County?

EC Coal Muskegon County ranks 83rd of 83 scored candidate sites in Muskegon County. Its 49.1/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 54.3. It is about 11% below 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 speed to power (51 vs 54) and its weakest is water (68 vs 93). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is EC Coal Muskegon County to power, fiber and other datacenters?

The nearest located transmission bottleneck is WEC34101_SUSSEX_36341_1 (MISO), 73 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is 324 E Wisconsin at 60.3 miles. 10 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is 324 E Wisconsin, 60.3 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at EC Coal Muskegon County?

The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk). WRI rates baseline water stress at 0.30 on a 0–5 scale. Mapped wetlands (National Wetlands Inventory) are present on the parcel. At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Muskegon 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%
51
Fiber connectivity12%
53
Energy cost10%
82
Water risk7%
68
Natural hazard6%
65
Buildability7%
5
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
45
Land / acreage3%
43
Construction cost3%
72
Gas pipeline2%
13
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
90

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Coal Muskegon County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
OZ MuskegonGreenfield——2.2 yrs61.7
OZ MuskegonGreenfield——2.2 yrs60.9
EC Coal Muskegon CountyGreenfield——2.2 yrs60.8
EC Coal Muskegon CountyGreenfield——2.2 yrs60.8
EC Near B C CobbGreenfield——2.2 yrs60.8
UNKNOWN128789Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW2.2 yrs59.5
UNKNOWN128787Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW2.2 yrs59.4
UNKNOWN128733Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW2.2 yrs59.4

EC Coal Muskegon County: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of EC Coal Muskegon County?

EC Coal Muskegon County scores 49.1/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 83rd of 83 scored sites in Muskegon County. The Muskegon County average is 54.3 and the Michigan average is 55.2.

Which electric utility serves EC Coal Muskegon County?

WOLVERINE POWER SUPPLY COOP (cooperative) holds the retail service territory that contains the site.

What grid region is EC Coal Muskegon County in?

EC Coal Muskegon County is in the PJM region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 2.2-year wait from queue request to operation.

Is EC Coal Muskegon County in a flood zone?

The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk).

Who owns EC Coal Muskegon County?

Parcel records list the owner as WOLVERINE POWER SUPPLY COOP (private land).

How far is EC Coal Muskegon County from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is 324 E Wisconsin, about 60.3 miles away; 10 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, “EC Coal Muskegon County, Muskegon County, MI”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/michigan/muskegon-county/ec-coal-muskegon-county-30c43f81 (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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