Skip to content
Gridcensus

Datacenter Sites in McLeod, Minnesota

McLeod has 38 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 56.3/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 1,000 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Relatively Moderate". The county has a datacenter tax incentive on record.

At a glance

McLeod, Minnesota has 38 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 56.3/100 DC Readiness, roughly in line with the Minnesota average of 56.0. It ranks 21st of 85 Minnesota counties by number of sites and 32nd by average score. The top-scoring site is Substation-Adjacent site · b4df5de5 at 62.7/100.

38
Candidate sites
56.3/100
Avg DC Readiness
1,000 MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
Relatively Moderate
Hazard rating
◆ Loading map…
≥ 7560–7540–60≤ 40
Top 25 in McLeod

Site-selection context for McLeod

Yessales_tax_exemption
Datacenter tax incentive
11.72¢/kWh
Commercial electricity
9.41¢/kWh
Industrial electricity
11
Fiber providers
Low
Water stress
$7,217
Land price / acre
600
Cooling degree days
7,700
Heating degree days
42°F
Mean annual temp

Incentive detail: Sales tax exemption on DC equipment and electricity for qualified DCs.

How does McLeod compare with other counties in Minnesota?

By number of scored sites, McLeod ranks 21st of the 85 Minnesota counties with a county page, holding 1.2% of the state's 3,216 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 56.3/100 ranks 32nd in the state and is roughly in line with the national average of 53.0. Nationally it has the 1017th-largest site inventory of 2,964 counties with five or more sites. 0 sites score 70 or higher and 27 score 55 or higher.

What types of datacenter sites are in McLeod?

Greenfield sites are the most common (22, 58% of the county's inventory), followed by substation-adjacent (9) and industrial (4). Site type reflects how the parcel was identified — next to a substation, on a former mine or brownfield, on industrial or federal excess land — and is scored on the same 14 factors either way.

What are power cost, hazard, water and fiber conditions in McLeod?

Industrial electricity averages 9.41¢/kWh and commercial 11.72¢/kWh. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county "Relatively Moderate" (25). WRI water stress is low. 11 fiber providers report service in the county. The climate runs 600 cooling degree days a year with a mean temperature of 42°F. Land is valued around $7,217 an acre.

By site type

Top datacenter sites in McLeod

Top datacenter sites in McLeod
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN129735Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs62.7
EC Near GlencoeGreenfield——4.3 yrs61.4
EC Near GlencoeGreenfield——4.3 yrs60.8
Hutchinson LandfillBrownfield69 kV0 MW4.3 yrs59.9
EC Near GlencoeGreenfield——4.3 yrs59.6
EC Near GlencoeGreenfield——4.3 yrs59.6
EC Near Hutchinson Plant #1Greenfield——4.3 yrs59.4
EC Near GlencoeGreenfield——4.3 yrs58.3
EC Near Hutchinson Plant #1Greenfield——4.3 yrs58.2
EC Near Hutchinson Plant #1Greenfield——4.3 yrs57.9
UNKNOWN129753Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs57.7
EC Near Hutchinson Plant #1Greenfield——4.3 yrs57.6
Greenfield (UNKNOWN129735 - BLUE LAKE)Greenfield230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs57.4
EC Near Hutchinson Plant #1Greenfield——4.3 yrs56.8
EC Near Hutchinson Plant #1Greenfield——4.3 yrs56.8
EC Near Hutchinson Plant #1Greenfield——4.3 yrs56.7
TAP171167Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs56.5
EC Near GlencoeGreenfield——4.3 yrs56.3
UNKNOWN171060Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs56.3
UNKNOWN130267Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs56.2
UNKNOWN130229Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs56.1
TAP171165Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs55.9
TAP171163Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs55.9
EC Near GlencoeGreenfield——4.3 yrs55.8
UNKNOWN158031Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs55.6

Every scored site in McLeod

All 38 sites, best first.

McLeod datacenter FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in McLeod?

38 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 56.3/100 DC Readiness. That is the 21st-most of 85 Minnesota counties with five or more sites.

What is the highest-scoring datacenter site in McLeod?

Substation-Adjacent site · b4df5de5 scores 62.7/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 38 scored sites in McLeod (a substation-adjacent site).

Does McLeod offer datacenter tax incentives?

Sales tax exemption on DC equipment and electricity for qualified DCs.

What is the natural-hazard risk in McLeod?

FEMA's National Risk Index rates McLeod as "Relatively Moderate" (score 25).

What are industrial electricity rates in McLeod?

Average industrial electricity is 9.41¢/kWh and commercial is 11.72¢/kWh in McLeod.

More in Minnesota

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 November 12, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: GridCensus, “Datacenter candidate sites in McLeod, Minnesota”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/minnesota/mcleod (data as of November 12, 2026).

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

Go deeper than the public screen

Every site and score for McLeod, Minnesota is free to browse. Pro adds Watchtower on 25 sites, alerts when new candidate sites, datacenters or interconnection-queue requests appear in your markets, score and capacity history, and CSV export. Enterprise adds team seats, weekly data files for all 147,272 sites, the REST API and an MCP server for AI tools.

See plansTalk to us