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EC Near Hancock

Greenfield

Oakland County, Michigan · MISO

DC Readiness
57.2
Good / 100

At a glance

EC Near Hancock is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Oakland County, Michigan, scoring 57.2/100 DC Readiness — 118th of 354 scored sites in the county. It sits in the MISO grid region and the DTE ELECTRIC COMPANY 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 rate0.09¢/kWh
UtilityDTE ELECTRIC COMPANYinvestor ownedfavorable to large load · terms ≥ 100 MWLarge-load contract terms; MI DC tax exemption (2025) · 15 yr

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 IXPLiberty Center One
IXP distance10.7 mi
Fiber providers17
Fiber coverage48.5%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-2
Cloud region distance184.2 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactOakland County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability5.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Water
Former usenear retired gas plant (10km)

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintModerate (40/100)
Flood zoneZone AE (SFHA)
Water stress (WRI)0.30
Wetlands (NWI)Present
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score50/100
Construction cost index100.3 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterLiberty Center One
DC distance10.6 mi
Nearest rail1.2 mi
Nearest gas pipeline3.3 mi
Nearest fiber route154.5 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (25)
DC tax incentiveYes (property_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity8.81¢/kWh
Industrial electricity4.74¢/kWh
Cooling degree days700
Heating degree days6,600
Land price / acre$15,247

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 Near Hancock compare with other sites in Oakland County?

EC Near Hancock ranks 118th of 354 scored candidate sites in Oakland County. Its 57.2/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 57.1. 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 (80 vs 68) and its weakest is natural hazard (50 vs 74). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is EC Near Hancock to power, fiber and other datacenters?

For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Liberty Center One at 10.7 miles. 17 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Liberty Center One, 10.6 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at EC Near Hancock?

The site is in FEMA flood zone AE, a Special Flood Hazard Area — land with at least a 1% annual chance of flooding. 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 Oakland 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%
80
Energy cost10%
82
Water risk7%
95
Natural hazard6%
50
Buildability7%
5
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
85
Land / acreage3%
51
Construction cost3%
66
Gas pipeline2%
89
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
90

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Near Hancock
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
WIXOMSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW2.2 yrs68.1
UNKNOWN128507Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW2.2 yrs68.0
UNKNOWN128954Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW2.2 yrs66.7
EC Near HancockGreenfield——2.2 yrs64.5
OZ OaklandGreenfield——2.2 yrs64.3
EC Near HancockGreenfield——2.2 yrs64.3
EC Near HancockGreenfield——2.2 yrs64.3
UNKNOWN128398Substation-Adjacent120 kV100 MW2.2 yrs64.0

EC Near Hancock: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of EC Near Hancock?

EC Near Hancock scores 57.2/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated good. It ranks 118th of 354 scored sites in Oakland County. The Oakland County average is 57.1 and the Michigan average is 55.2.

Which electric utility serves EC Near Hancock?

DTE ELECTRIC COMPANY (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site; its holding company is DTE ENERGY.

What grid region is EC Near Hancock in?

EC Near Hancock is in the MISO region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 2.2-year wait from queue request to operation.

Is EC Near Hancock in a flood zone?

The site is in FEMA flood zone AE, a Special Flood Hazard Area — land with at least a 1% annual chance of flooding.

Who owns EC Near Hancock?

Parcel records list the owner as CONSUMERS ENERGY CO (private land).

How far is EC Near Hancock from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is Liberty Center One, about 10.7 miles away; 17 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 Near Hancock, Oakland County, MI”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/michigan/oakland-county/ec-near-hancock-72797f05 (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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