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Burr Oak Tool Company Property

Industrial

St. Joseph County, Michigan · PJM

DC Readiness
56.5
Good / 100

At a glance

Burr Oak Tool Company Property is an industrial datacenter candidate site in St. Joseph County, Michigan, scoring 56.5/100 DC Readiness — 47th of 139 scored sites in the county. It sits in the PJM grid region and the CITY OF STURGIS service territory, where interconnection has averaged 2.2 years from request to operation.

Power & interconnection

UtilityCITY OF STURGISmunicipal

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 IXPLagrange CO
IXP distance9.3 mi
Fiber providers10
Fiber coverage75.7%

Site characteristics

Site typeIndustrial

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Water stress (WRI)Low
Wetlands (NWI)—
Critical habitat—
Superfund nearby—
Hazard sub-score75/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterLagrange CO
DC distance9.3 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (25)
DC tax incentiveYes (property_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity10.65¢/kWh
Industrial electricity5.23¢/kWh
Cooling degree days700
Heating degree days6,600
Land price / acre$7,367

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 Burr Oak Tool Company Property compare with other sites in St. Joseph County?

Burr Oak Tool Company Property ranks 47th of 139 scored candidate sites in St. Joseph County. Its 56.5/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 56.6. 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 (89 vs 68) and its weakest is power availability (30 vs 34). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is Burr Oak Tool Company Property to power, fiber and other datacenters?

For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Lagrange CO at 9.3 miles. 10 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Lagrange CO, 9.3 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Burr Oak Tool Company Property?

At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates St. Joseph 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%
89
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
94
Natural hazard6%
75
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
80
Land / acreage3%
43
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
90

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Burr Oak Tool Company Property
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
EC Near Sturgis City Diesel PlantGreenfield——2.2 yrs65.2
EC Near Sturgis City Diesel PlantGreenfield——2.2 yrs63.9
EC Near Sturgis City Diesel PlantGreenfield——2.2 yrs63.5
EC Near Sturgis City Diesel PlantGreenfield——2.2 yrs63.2
EC Near Sturgis City Diesel PlantGreenfield——2.2 yrs63.0
EC Near Sturgis City Diesel PlantGreenfield——2.2 yrs62.8
UNKNOWN128967Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW2.2 yrs62.1
COREYSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW2.2 yrs62.1

Burr Oak Tool Company Property: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of Burr Oak Tool Company Property?

Burr Oak Tool Company Property scores 56.5/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated good. It ranks 47th of 139 scored sites in St. Joseph County. The St. Joseph County average is 56.6 and the Michigan average is 55.2.

Which electric utility serves Burr Oak Tool Company Property?

CITY OF STURGIS (municipal) holds the retail service territory that contains the site.

What grid region is Burr Oak Tool Company Property in?

Burr Oak Tool Company Property is in the PJM region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 2.2-year wait from queue request to operation.

How far is Burr Oak Tool Company Property from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is Lagrange CO, about 9.3 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, “Burr Oak Tool Company Property, St. Joseph County, MI”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/michigan/st-joseph-county/burr-oak-tool-company-property-955ec71b (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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