Houston County, Minnesota · MISO

DC Readiness
68.0
Good / 100

LANSING is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Houston County, Minnesota, interconnecting through MISO. It screens at 68.0/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 100 MW of candidate capacity and a 1.4 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationLANSING
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage161 kV
Available capacity100 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 IXPSFN MN-Rochester
IXP distance53.2 mi
Fiber providers6
Fiber coverage64.6%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regioncentralus
Cloud region distance138.4 mi

Site characteristics

Parcel ownerThorson,james T & Cindy Lou
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Pasture/Hay

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.40
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score75/100
Construction cost index83.6 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterNP Rochester
DC distance53.2 mi
Nearest rail2.8 mi
Nearest gas pipeline2.8 mi
Nearest fiber route116.5 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (25)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity12.35¢/kWh
Industrial electricity8.38¢/kWh
Cooling degree days600
Heating degree days7,700
Land price / acre$5,209

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%
60
Speed to power15%
57
Fiber connectivity12%
57
Energy cost10%
87
Water risk8%
92
Natural hazard8%
75
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
45
Land / acreage3%
47
Construction cost3%
80
Gas pipeline2%
91
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
95

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near LANSING
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN129291Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs66.4
GENOASubstation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs65.6
GenoaBrownfield346 MW1.4 yrs63.3
Greenfield (COULEE AVE - GENOA)Greenfield161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs62.6
Greenfield (UNKNOWN129291 - LANSING)Greenfield161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs62.2
EC Coal Houston CountyGreenfield1.4 yrs61.8
EC Coal Houston CountyGreenfield1.4 yrs61.5
Greenfield (UNKNOWN129291 - GENOA)Greenfield161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs61.2

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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