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Alliant Techsystems

Brownfield

Hennepin County, Minnesota · MISO

DC Readiness
61.3
Good / 100

Alliant Techsystems is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Hennepin County, Minnesota, interconnecting through MISO. It screens at 61.3/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 2 MW of candidate capacity and a 1.4 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Available capacity2 MW
LMP zoneMISO_MINN
Wholesale LMP$34.82/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.13¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionMISO
Queue depth10
Avg queue wait1.4 yrs
Recent queue wait1.4 yrs
Completion rate18%
Withdrawal rate82%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPEdgeConneX Minneapolis (EDCMSP01)
IXP distance3.4 mi
Fiber providers19
Fiber coverage72.8%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regioncentralus
Cloud region distance211.2 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Land contactState Environmental Cleanup Program
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability100.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, High Intensity
Former useoil
Existing capacity2 MW
Retirement date2015-08-01

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.40
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatPresent
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteALLIANT TECHSYSTEMS
Hazard sub-score45/100
Construction cost index126.3 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterEdgeConneX Minneapolis (EDCMSP01)
DC distance3.4 mi
Nearest rail0.1 mi
Nearest gas pipeline4.0 mi
Nearest fiber route61.2 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (25)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity12.60¢/kWh
Industrial electricity9.85¢/kWh
Cooling degree days600
Heating degree days7,700
Land price / acre$17,237

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%
23
Speed to power15%
47
Fiber connectivity12%
76
Energy cost10%
87
Water risk8%
93
Natural hazard8%
45
Buildability7%
100
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
80
Land / acreage3%
54
Construction cost3%
45
Gas pipeline2%
87
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
95

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Alliant Techsystems
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
EDEN PRAIRIESubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW2.8 yrs71.6
PARKERS LAKESubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW2.8 yrs71.6
UNKNOWN129614Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW2.8 yrs70.3
EC Near Alliant TechsystemsGreenfield1.4 yrs68.5
EC Near Riverside (MN)Greenfield1.4 yrs68.1
EC Near Riverside (MN)Greenfield1.4 yrs68.0
OZ HennepinGreenfield1.4 yrs67.7
EC Near Riverside (MN)Greenfield1.4 yrs67.5

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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