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Seneca Community Solar Garden

Brownfield

Dakota County, Minnesota · MISO

DC Readiness
64.1
Good / 100

Seneca Community Solar Garden is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Dakota County, Minnesota, interconnecting through MISO. It screens at 64.1/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 1 MW of candidate capacity and a 2.8 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationLEMAY LAKE
Substation distance1.2 mi
Substation voltage69 kV
Available capacity1 MW
LMP zoneMISO_MISO_CENTRAL
Wholesale LMP$27.30/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.12¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionMISO
Queue depth10
Avg queue wait2.8 yrs

Connectivity

Nearest IXPDataBank Minneapolis (MSP2)
IXP distance1.7 mi
Fiber providers16
Fiber coverage59.5%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regioncentralus
Cloud region distance224.4 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Acreage7 ac
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Former uselandfill
Existing capacity1 MW
Cleanup statuscleanup_complete

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.40
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatPresent
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteEAGAN POLICE DEPARTMENT
Hazard sub-score45/100
Construction cost index123.3 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterDataBank Minneapolis (MSP2)
DC distance1.7 mi
Nearest rail2.0 mi
Nearest gas pipeline0.3 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (25)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.96¢/kWh
Industrial electricity11.47¢/kWh
Cooling degree days600
Heating degree days7,700
Land price / acre$8,295

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

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
32
Speed to power15%
48
Fiber connectivity12%
89
Energy cost10%
88
Water risk8%
92
Natural hazard8%
45
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
100
Land / acreage3%
49
Construction cost3%
47
Gas pipeline2%
99
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
95

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Seneca Community Solar Garden
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN129590Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW2.8 yrs69.2
EC Near West Group Data Center FGreenfield1.4 yrs68.4
EC Near EKS LandfillGreenfield1.4 yrs67.6
HAMPTONSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW2.8 yrs67.2
EC Near Black DogGreenfield1.4 yrs67.1
EC Coal Dakota CountyGreenfield1.4 yrs66.9
EC Near EKS LandfillGreenfield1.4 yrs66.8
EC Near Black DogGreenfield1.4 yrs66.5

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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