Montgomery

Brownfield

Le Sueur, Minnesota · MISO

DC Readiness
62.4
Good / 100

Montgomery is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Le Sueur, Minnesota, interconnecting through MISO. It screens at 62.4/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 29 MW of candidate capacity and a 1.4 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Available capacity29 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 IXPNP Belle Plaine (MSP1)
IXP distance16.4 mi
Fiber providers7
Fiber coverage59.8%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regioncentralus
Cloud region distance178.7 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Parcel ownerInterstate Power and Light Co
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability85.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Barren Land
Former useoil
Existing capacity29 MW
Retirement date2012-12-01

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.40
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteITC MIDWEST MONTGOMERY PEAKER
Hazard sub-score65/100
Construction cost index93.2 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterNP Belle Plaine (MSP1)
DC distance16.4 mi
Nearest rail1.0 mi
Nearest gas pipeline0.2 mi
Nearest fiber route61.3 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (25)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.80¢/kWh
Industrial electricity9.69¢/kWh
Cooling degree days600
Heating degree days7,700
Land price / acre$7,494

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%
26
Speed to power15%
45
Fiber connectivity12%
75
Energy cost10%
87
Water risk8%
92
Natural hazard8%
65
Buildability7%
85
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
65
Land / acreage3%
52
Construction cost3%
72
Gas pipeline2%
99
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
95

Nearby comparable sites

Other scored datacenter candidate sites in Le Sueur, ranked by DC Readiness.

Sites near Montgomery
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN132021Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW1.4 yrs75.1
Greenfield (UNKNOWN132021 - WILMARTH)Greenfield345 kV600 MW1.4 yrs69.0
EC Near MontgomeryGreenfield1.4 yrs66.7
EC Near New PragueGreenfield1.4 yrs64.8
EC Near New PragueGreenfield1.4 yrs64.7
EC Near MontgomeryGreenfield1.4 yrs64.1
EC Near New PragueGreenfield1.4 yrs64.0
EC Near MontgomeryGreenfield1.4 yrs63.9

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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