North Francis Street
IndustrialWayne County, Michigan · MISO
At a glance
North Francis Street is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Wayne County, Michigan, scoring 56.2/100 DC Readiness — 403rd of 569 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
Speed to power
Shorter queues and healthier completion here — a faster path to energization than the national norm.
Connectivity
Site characteristics
Risk & environment
Location context
Regulatory climate
No notable statewide DC restriction on record; confirm local zoning and utility tariffs.
Incentive detail: Personal property tax exemption for eligible DC equipment; MEGA tax credits.
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How does North Francis Street compare with other sites in Wayne County?
North Francis Street ranks 403rd of 569 scored candidate sites in Wayne County. Its 56.2/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 57.7. 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 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 North Francis Street to power, fiber and other datacenters?
For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Cogent Detroit at 7.1 miles. 14 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Comcast, 4.8 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at North Francis Street?
At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Wayne County "Relatively Moderate".
Full DC Readiness breakdown
All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.
Nearby comparable sites
Other scored datacenter candidate sites in Wayne County, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAYNE | Substation-Adjacent | 345 kV | 600 MW | 2.2 yrs | 69.4 |
| Conners Creek | Brownfield | — | 275 MW | 2.2 yrs | 68.0 |
| UNKNOWN128451 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 2.2 yrs | 67.7 |
| BROWNSTOWN | Substation-Adjacent | 345 kV | 600 MW | 2.2 yrs | 67.4 |
| UNKNOWN128894 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 2.2 yrs | 66.8 |
| TAP139995 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 2.2 yrs | 66.7 |
| UNKNOWN130403 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 2.2 yrs | 66.7 |
| UNKNOWN128440 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 2.2 yrs | 66.6 |
North Francis Street: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of North Francis Street?
North Francis Street scores 56.2/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated good. It ranks 403rd of 569 scored sites in Wayne County. The Wayne County average is 57.7 and the Michigan average is 55.2.
Which electric utility serves North Francis Street?
DTE ELECTRIC COMPANY (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site; its holding company is DTE ENERGY.
What grid region is North Francis Street in?
North Francis Street is in the MISO region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 2.2-year wait from queue request to operation.
How far is North Francis Street from an internet exchange?
The nearest internet exchange facility is Cogent Detroit, about 7.1 miles away; 14 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, “North Francis Street, Wayne County, MI”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/michigan/wayne-county/north-francis-street-b60e3ca2 (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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