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EC Near Sleepy Eye

Greenfield

Brown County, Minnesota · MISO

DC Readiness
60.0
Good / 100

EC Near Sleepy Eye is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Brown County, Minnesota, interconnecting through MISO. It screens at 60.0/100 DC Readiness and a 1.4 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

LMP zoneMISO_MINN
Wholesale LMP$34.82/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.13¢/kWh
UtilityBROWN COUNTY RURAL ELEC ASSNnot available

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookFavorable
≈ 1.4 yrs typical interconnection wait

Shorter queues and healthier completion here — a faster path to energization than the national norm.

ISO / RTO regionMISO
Queue depth127
Avg queue wait1.4 yrs
Recent queue wait1.4 yrs
Completion rate18%
Withdrawal rate82%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPNP Belle Plaine (MSP1)
IXP distance49.4 mi
Fiber providers8
Fiber coverage74.7%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regioncentralus
Cloud region distance191.9 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactBrown County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability92.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, Low Intensity
Former usenear retired oil plant (10km)

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.40
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score75/100
Construction cost index109.6 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterNP Belle Plaine (MSP1)
DC distance49.4 mi
Nearest rail6.0 mi
Nearest gas pipeline9.7 mi
Nearest fiber route86.5 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (25)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity12.99¢/kWh
Industrial electricity8.49¢/kWh
Cooling degree days600
Heating degree days7,700
Land price / acre$8,310

Regulatory climate

Moderatestate posture · as of 2026-08

Incentives available; large-load tariffs emerging.

DC tax incentiveYes
Large-load threshold≥ 50 MW

Incentive detail: Sales tax exemption on DC equipment and electricity for qualified DCs.

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%
30
Speed to power20%
51
Fiber connectivity12%
67
Energy cost10%
86
Water risk7%
87
Natural hazard6%
75
Buildability7%
92
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
45
Construction cost3%
59
Gas pipeline2%
69
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
95

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Near Sleepy Eye
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
EC Near Springfield (MN)Greenfield1.4 yrs59.5
EC Near Sleepy EyeGreenfield1.4 yrs59.3
EC Near Sleepy EyeGreenfield1.4 yrs59.1
EC Near Sleepy EyeGreenfield1.4 yrs59.0
EC Near Sleepy EyeGreenfield1.4 yrs58.8
EC Near Sleepy EyeGreenfield1.4 yrs58.7
EC Near Sleepy EyeGreenfield1.4 yrs58.6
EC Near Sleepy EyeGreenfield1.4 yrs58.6

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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