T.H. Highway 61
IndustrialGoodhue County, Minnesota · MISO
At a glance
T.H. Highway 61 is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Goodhue County, Minnesota, scoring 47.3/100 DC Readiness — 31st of 33 scored sites in the county. It sits in the MISO grid region and the NORTHERN STATES POWER CO - MINNESOTA 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.
Site location
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How does T.H. Highway 61 compare with other sites in Goodhue County?
T.H. Highway 61 ranks 31st of 33 scored candidate sites in Goodhue County. Its 47.3/100 is about 14% below the county average of 54.8. It is about 15% below the Minnesota average of 55.7 and about 11% below the national average of 53.2.
Against the Minnesota average, its strongest sub-score is natural hazard (75 vs 74) and its weakest is fiber connectivity (23 vs 70). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.
How close is T.H. Highway 61 to power, fiber and other datacenters?
The nearest located transmission bottleneck is West_Memphis_AT1_161_500kV_flo_Sans_Souci_Driver (MISO), 77 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is DataBank Minneapolis (MSP2) at 35.3 miles. 9 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Datacenter 01454573842, 28.3 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at T.H. Highway 61?
At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Goodhue 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 Goodhue County, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NORTH ROCHESTER | Substation-Adjacent | 345 kV | 600 MW | 4.3 yrs | 65.9 |
| SPRING CREEK | Substation-Adjacent | 161 kV | 100 MW | 4.3 yrs | 59.2 |
| UNKNOWN129367 | Substation-Adjacent | 69 kV | 50 MW | 4.3 yrs | 57.8 |
| TAP170820 | Substation-Adjacent | 69 kV | 50 MW | 4.3 yrs | 57.2 |
| UNKNOWN170822 | Substation-Adjacent | 69 kV | 50 MW | 4.3 yrs | 57.2 |
| TAP139577 | Substation-Adjacent | 69 kV | 50 MW | 4.3 yrs | 57.1 |
| UNKNOWN129376 | Substation-Adjacent | 69 kV | 50 MW | 4.3 yrs | 57.0 |
| TAP170781 | Substation-Adjacent | 69 kV | 50 MW | 4.3 yrs | 56.9 |
T.H. Highway 61: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of T.H. Highway 61?
T.H. Highway 61 scores 47.3/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 31st of 33 scored sites in Goodhue County. The Goodhue County average is 54.8 and the Minnesota average is 55.7.
Which electric utility serves T.H. Highway 61?
NORTHERN STATES POWER CO - MINNESOTA (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site; its holding company is XCEL ENERGY INC.
What grid region is T.H. Highway 61 in?
T.H. Highway 61 is in the MISO region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 4.3-year wait from queue request to operation.
How far is T.H. Highway 61 from an internet exchange?
The nearest internet exchange facility is DataBank Minneapolis (MSP2), about 35.3 miles away; 9 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, “T.H. Highway 61, Goodhue County, MN”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/minnesota/goodhue-county/t-h-highway-61-8edd4098 (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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