Datacenter Sites in Minnesota
Minnesota has 3,235 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 55.4/100 DC Readiness. Greenfield parcels lead the inventory (1,268 sites). Most sites interconnect through MISO. The state's candidate sites carry a catalogued aggregate of 365.9k MW and average a 1.4 yrs interconnection-queue wait.
3,235
Candidate sites
55.4/100
Avg DC Readiness
365.9k MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
1.4 yrs
Avg queue wait
By site type
Average sub-score profile
How Minnesota's candidate sites score on each DC Readiness dimension (0–100 average).
Power availability
39.5
Speed-to-power
53.9
Fiber
54.5
Water
73.8
Hazard resilience
60.4
Top 25 datacenter sites in Minnesota
Ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | County | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLUE LAKE | Substation-Adjacent | Carver County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 1.4 yrs | 79.9 |
| BYRON | Substation-Adjacent | Dodge County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 1.4 yrs | 79.7 |
| AUDOBON 230KV | Substation-Adjacent | Clay County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 1.4 yrs | 79.3 |
| UNKNOWN129414 | Substation-Adjacent | Anoka County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 1.4 yrs | 77.5 |
| SHEYENNE | Substation-Adjacent | Clay County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 1.4 yrs | 76.6 |
| UNKNOWN129614 | Substation-Adjacent | Hennepin County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 1.4 yrs | 76.5 |
| UNKNOWN130155 | Substation-Adjacent | Wilkin County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 1.4 yrs | 76.3 |
| UNKNOWN129654 | Substation-Adjacent | Anoka County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 1.4 yrs | 76.1 |
| RED RIVER | Substation-Adjacent | Clay County | 115 kV | 100 MW | 1.4 yrs | 75.9 |
| DEER CREEK STATION | Substation-Adjacent | Lincoln County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 1.0 yrs | 75.9 |
| CENTENNIAL GENERATING STATION | Substation-Adjacent | Clay County | 115 kV | 100 MW | 1.4 yrs | 75.8 |
| CROSSTOWN CASCADE | Substation-Adjacent | Olmsted County | 161 kV | 100 MW | 1.4 yrs | 75.6 |
| HAMPTON | Substation-Adjacent | Dakota County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 1.4 yrs | 75.2 |
| DICKINSON | Substation-Adjacent | Hennepin County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 1.4 yrs | 75.2 |
| UNKNOWN132021 | Substation-Adjacent | Le Sueur County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 1.4 yrs | 75.1 |
| BUNKER LAKE | Substation-Adjacent | Anoka County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 1.4 yrs | 75.0 |
| WILMARTH | Substation-Adjacent | Blue Earth County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 1.4 yrs | 74.9 |
| FRONTIER | Substation-Adjacent | Wilkin County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 1.4 yrs | 74.8 |
| O'BRIEN | Substation-Adjacent | Jackson County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 1.4 yrs | 74.8 |
| ROSEAU COUNTY | Substation-Adjacent | Roseau County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 1.4 yrs | 74.8 |
| MAXWELL | Substation-Adjacent | Washington County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 1.4 yrs | 74.8 |
| UNKNOWN135146 | Substation-Adjacent | Clay County | 115 kV | 100 MW | 1.4 yrs | 74.7 |
| ELK RIVER | Substation-Adjacent | Sherburne County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 1.4 yrs | 74.7 |
| UNKNOWN131061 | Substation-Adjacent | Freeborn County | 161 kV | 100 MW | 1.4 yrs | 74.6 |
| PIONEER PRAIRIE PHASE I | Substation-Adjacent | Mower County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 1.4 yrs | 74.6 |
Counties in Minnesota
86 counties with five or more scored sites.
Dakota County373 · 50.4Hennepin County232 · 51.6St. Louis County199 · 51.0Ramsey County175 · 53.3Itasca County108 · 56.0Carlton County90 · 59.8Stearns County75 · 49.1Clay County70 · 58.0Blue Earth County62 · 49.7Aitkin County53 · 50.2Olmsted County53 · 58.6Benton County51 · 55.1Wright County44 · 55.8Crow Wing County43 · 56.0Sherburne41 · 60.8Steele40 · 58.9Washington County40 · 58.6Brown39 · 54.8Cass County39 · 49.2Otter Tail39 · 57.7Lyon37 · 54.0Koochiching County35 · 58.1Lake County35 · 54.9McLeod35 · 56.6Anoka County34 · 57.2Cook County34 · 48.8Chippewa County32 · 56.9Jackson32 · 62.5Rock31 · 62.3Douglas County30 · 57.2Kandiyohi County30 · 51.3Le Sueur29 · 59.2Becker County28 · 57.8Chisago County28 · 61.3Faribault28 · 59.3Wadena County28 · 59.3Cottonwood27 · 56.4Morrison County27 · 53.2Wilkin County27 · 66.6Goodhue County26 · 54.9Lac qui Parle County26 · 61.1Martin26 · 60.4Hubbard County25 · 59.6Roseau County24 · 62.1Scott County24 · 60.8Swift County24 · 58.1Carver County23 · 63.5Kittson County23 · 59.9Mower County23 · 63.8Clearwater County22 · 62.6Lake of the Woods County22 · 58.9Rice22 · 59.4Fillmore21 · 57.2Nobles County21 · 58.9Polk County21 · 61.1Renville County21 · 57.9Freeborn County20 · 58.9Grant County20 · 65.3Stevens County20 · 58.1Winona19 · 50.1Pine County18 · 59.3Yellow Medicine County18 · 56.4Big Stone County17 · 58.8Houston County17 · 55.3Lincoln County17 · 64.0Marshall County17 · 58.0Todd County17 · 57.6Mahnomen County15 · 57.6Traverse County15 · 64.1Meeker County14 · 56.6Pope County14 · 54.3Redwood County14 · 58.4Pipestone County13 · 58.1Wabasha County13 · 58.6Pennington County12 · 55.6Dodge County10 · 62.3Mille Lacs County10 · 47.5Murray County8 · 61.6Beltrami County7 · 42.3Sibley County7 · 65.5Nicollet County6 · 55.2Red Lake County6 · 61.8Waseca County6 · 58.8Watonwan County6 · 57.8Kanabec5 · 50.4Norman County5 · 66.6
Minnesota datacenter site selection FAQ
- How many datacenter sites are in Minnesota?
- GridCensus catalogs 3,235 scored datacenter candidate sites in Minnesota, with an average DC Readiness score of 55.4/100.
- What is the average interconnection-queue wait in Minnesota?
- Candidate sites in Minnesota average a 1.4 yrs interconnection-queue wait, with an average queue depth of 16 projects.
- What kind of datacenter sites are most common in Minnesota?
- Greenfield sites are the most common category in Minnesota (1,268 sites), and most sites fall within the MISO grid region.
Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.
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