Former Sturdevant Building
IndustrialClay County, Minnesota · SPP
At a glance
Former Sturdevant Building is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Clay County, Minnesota, scoring 56.6/100 DC Readiness — 59th of 77 scored sites in the county. It sits in the SPP grid region and the CITY OF MOORHEAD - (MN) service territory, where interconnection has averaged 4.3 years from request to operation.
Power & interconnection
Speed to power
Middle-of-the-pack interconnection conditions for this grid.
Connectivity
Site characteristics
Risk & environment
Location context
Regulatory climate
Incentives available; large-load tariffs emerging.
Incentive detail: Sales tax exemption on DC equipment and electricity for qualified DCs.
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How does Former Sturdevant Building compare with other sites in Clay County?
Former Sturdevant Building ranks 59th of 77 scored candidate sites in Clay County. Its 56.6/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 58.1. It is roughly in line with the Minnesota average of 55.7 and roughly in line with the national average of 53.2.
Against the Minnesota average, its strongest sub-score is fiber connectivity (83 vs 70) and its weakest is natural hazard (60 vs 74). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.
How close is Former Sturdevant Building to power, fiber and other datacenters?
The nearest located transmission bottleneck is FORMAN_FORMAN_115kV_TIE_FLO_HANKSON_WAHPETON_230 (MISO), 67 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is 702 Communications - Moorhead, MN at 0.3 miles. 13 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is 702 Communications - Moorhead, MN, 0.3 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Former Sturdevant Building?
The site is in FEMA flood zone AE, a Special Flood Hazard Area — land with at least a 1% annual chance of flooding. At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Clay 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 Clay County, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHEYENNE | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 4.3 yrs | 66.4 |
| FRONTIER | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 4.3 yrs | 65.4 |
| MOORHEAD | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 4.3 yrs | 65.1 |
| UNKNOWN130186 | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 4.3 yrs | 63.3 |
| UNKNOWN130184 | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 4.3 yrs | 63.2 |
| UNKNOWN130187 | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 4.3 yrs | 63.2 |
| UNKNOWN130183 | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 4.3 yrs | 63.1 |
| EC Near Moorhead | Greenfield | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 63.0 |
Former Sturdevant Building: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of Former Sturdevant Building?
Former Sturdevant Building scores 56.6/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated good. It ranks 59th of 77 scored sites in Clay County. The Clay County average is 58.1 and the Minnesota average is 55.7.
Which electric utility serves Former Sturdevant Building?
CITY OF MOORHEAD - (MN) (municipal) holds the retail service territory that contains the site.
What grid region is Former Sturdevant Building in?
Former Sturdevant Building is in the SPP region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 4.3-year wait from queue request to operation.
Is Former Sturdevant Building in a flood zone?
The site is in FEMA flood zone AE, a Special Flood Hazard Area — land with at least a 1% annual chance of flooding.
How far is Former Sturdevant Building from an internet exchange?
The nearest internet exchange facility is 702 Communications - Moorhead, MN, about 0.3 miles away; 13 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, “Former Sturdevant Building, Clay County, MN”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/minnesota/clay-county/former-sturdevant-building-07054ae2 (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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