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EC Coal St. Clair County

Greenfield

St. Clair County, Michigan · MISO

DC Readiness
54.2
Fair / 100

At a glance

EC Coal St. Clair County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in St. Clair County, Michigan, scoring 54.2/100 DC Readiness — 42nd of 123 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 IXPManagedWay TYM2
IXP distance35.3 mi
Fiber providers12
Fiber coverage25.0%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-2
Cloud region distance200.8 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactSt. Clair County County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability15.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Woody Wetlands
Former usecoal adjacent

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 index91.7 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterChick-fil-A Hiring Center
DC distance27.2 mi
Nearest rail2.4 mi
Nearest gas pipeline0.8 mi
Nearest fiber route110.1 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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This site + 8 nearby

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How does EC Coal St. Clair County compare with other sites in St. Clair County?

EC Coal St. Clair County ranks 42nd of 123 scored candidate sites in St. Clair County. Its 54.2/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 54.1. 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 water (95 vs 93) 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 Coal St. Clair County to power, fiber and other datacenters?

For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is ManagedWay TYM2 at 35.3 miles. 12 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Chick-fil-A Hiring Center, 27.2 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at EC Coal St. Clair County?

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 St. Clair 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%
56
Energy cost10%
81
Water risk7%
95
Natural hazard6%
50
Buildability7%
15
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
60
Land / acreage3%
43
Construction cost3%
74
Gas pipeline2%
97
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
90

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Coal St. Clair County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
ST. CLAIRSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW2.2 yrs68.5
UNKNOWN128518Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW2.2 yrs64.8
TAP139992Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW2.2 yrs64.8
FITZSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW2.2 yrs64.6
GREENWOODSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW2.2 yrs64.0
EC Coal St. Clair CountyGreenfield——2.2 yrs60.4
OZ St. ClairGreenfield——2.2 yrs60.2
EC Coal St. Clair CountyGreenfield——2.2 yrs59.7

EC Coal St. Clair County: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of EC Coal St. Clair County?

EC Coal St. Clair County scores 54.2/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 42nd of 123 scored sites in St. Clair County. The St. Clair County average is 54.1 and the Michigan average is 55.2.

Which electric utility serves EC Coal St. Clair County?

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 Coal St. Clair County in?

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

Is EC Coal St. Clair County 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 Coal St. Clair County?

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

How far is EC Coal St. Clair County from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is ManagedWay TYM2, about 35.3 miles away; 12 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 St. Clair County, St. Clair County, MI”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/michigan/st-clair-county/ec-coal-st-clair-county-7be4163d (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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