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Mitchell-Bentley

Brownfield

Wexford County, Michigan · MISO

DC Readiness
56.5
Good / 100

Mitchell-Bentley is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Wexford County, Michigan, interconnecting through MISO. It screens at 56.5/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 1 MW of candidate capacity and a 2.8 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationUNKNOWN138476
Substation distance0.3 mi
Available capacity1 MW
LMP zoneMISO_MISO_EAST
Wholesale LMP$29.80/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.11¢/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
≈ 2.8 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 wait2.8 yrs

Connectivity

Nearest IXP123.NET - DC4 - 400 76th St SW
IXP distance99.2 mi
Fiber providers5
Fiber coverage34.6%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionnorthcentralus
Cloud region distance198.4 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Acreage3 ac
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability5.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Water
Former usemanufacturing
Existing capacity1 MW
Cleanup statuscleanup_complete

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintModerate (45/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.30
Wetlands (NWI)Present
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteAAR MANUFACTURING INC
Hazard sub-score55/100
Construction cost index66.7 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterManagedWay BYK1
DC distance99.2 mi
Nearest rail0.5 mi
Nearest gas pipeline2.1 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (25)
DC tax incentiveYes (property_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.18¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.16¢/kWh
Cooling degree days700
Heating degree days6,600
Land price / acre$3,918

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%
49
Speed to power20%
48
Fiber connectivity12%
60
Energy cost10%
94
Water risk7%
88
Natural hazard6%
55
Buildability7%
5
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
20
Land / acreage3%
46
Construction cost3%
94
Gas pipeline2%
93
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
90

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Mitchell-Bentley
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
EC FFE Wexford CountyGreenfield——2.2 yrs57.7
UNKNOWN145744Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.8 yrs55.6
HODENPYLSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.8 yrs54.0
TIPPY DAMSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.8 yrs53.4
UNKNOWN128883Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.8 yrs51.2
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.8 yrs48.0
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.8 yrs47.9
WEXFORD COUNTY AIRPORTFederal Excess——3.8 yrs47.9

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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