Moorhead

Brownfield

Clay County, Minnesota · MISO

DC Readiness
58.3
Good / 100

Moorhead is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Clay County, Minnesota, interconnecting through MISO. It screens at 58.3/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 10 MW of candidate capacity and a 1.4 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Available capacity10 MW
LMP zoneMISO_MINN
Wholesale LMP$34.82/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.12¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionMISO
Queue depth16
Avg queue wait1.4 yrs
Recent queue wait1.4 yrs
Completion rate18%
Withdrawal rate82%

Connectivity

Nearest IXP702 Communications - Moorhead, MN
IXP distance2.3 mi
Fiber providers13
Fiber coverage27.0%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regioncentralus
Cloud region distance387.7 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Parcel ownerCity of Moorhead
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Former useoil
Existing capacity10 MW
Retirement date2011-07-01

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.40
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteTRANSPORT INC MOORHEAD
Hazard sub-score65/100
Construction cost index84.5 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenter702 Communications - Moorhead, MN
DC distance2.3 mi
Nearest rail0.5 mi
Nearest gas pipeline2.3 mi
Nearest fiber route163.6 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (25)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.71¢/kWh
Industrial electricity9.84¢/kWh
Cooling degree days600
Heating degree days7,700
Land price / acre$4,738

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

Full DC Readiness breakdown

All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.

Power availability20%
24
Speed to power15%
45
Fiber connectivity12%
37
Energy cost10%
87
Water risk8%
94
Natural hazard8%
65
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
100
Land / acreage3%
57
Construction cost3%
80
Gas pipeline2%
93
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
95

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Moorhead
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
AUDOBON 230KVSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs79.3
SHEYENNESubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs76.6
RED RIVERSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.4 yrs75.9
CENTENNIAL GENERATING STATIONSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.4 yrs75.8
UNKNOWN135146Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.4 yrs74.7
MORRISSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs73.5
UNKNOWN130187Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.4 yrs72.5
UNKNOWN160786Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.4 yrs72.4

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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