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Cargill Salt

Brownfield

St. Clair County, Michigan · PJM

DC Readiness
53.5
Fair / 100

Cargill Salt is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in St. Clair County, Michigan, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 53.5/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 1 MW of candidate capacity and a 2.2 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Available capacity1 MW
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 regionPJM
Queue depth17
Avg queue wait2.2 yrs
Recent queue wait2.2 yrs
Completion rate20%
Withdrawal rate80%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPManagedWay TYM2
IXP distance36.6 mi
Fiber providers12
Fiber coverage25.0%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-2
Cloud region distance199.2 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Parcel ownerCargill Inc
Land contactState Environmental Cleanup Program
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability100.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, High Intensity
Former usecoal
Existing capacity1 MW
Retirement date2002-01-01

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintModerate (45/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.30
Wetlands (NWI)Present
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteCARGILL INC
Hazard sub-score55/100
Construction cost index91.7 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterChick-fil-A Hiring Center
DC distance28.7 mi
Nearest rail0.1 mi
Nearest gas pipeline0.1 mi
Nearest fiber route6.1 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$5,814

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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Full DC Readiness breakdown

All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.

Power availability20%
23
Speed to power20%
41
Fiber connectivity12%
13
Energy cost10%
82
Water risk7%
91
Natural hazard6%
55
Buildability7%
100
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
60
Land / acreage3%
67
Construction cost3%
74
Gas pipeline2%
100
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
90

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Cargill Salt
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
ST. CLAIRSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.8 yrs67.9
UNKNOWN128518Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.8 yrs64.4
TAP139992Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.8 yrs64.3
FITZSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.8 yrs64.1
GREENWOODSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.8 yrs63.6
EC Coal St. Clair CountyGreenfield——2.2 yrs61.5
OZ St. ClairGreenfield——2.2 yrs61.2
EC Coal St. Clair CountyGreenfield——2.2 yrs60.9

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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