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EC Near Saint Marys Hospital Power Plant

Greenfield

Olmsted County, Minnesota · MISO

DC Readiness
54.9
Fair / 100

At a glance

EC Near Saint Marys Hospital Power Plant is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Olmsted County, Minnesota, scoring 54.9/100 DC Readiness — 56th of 65 scored sites in the county. It sits in the MISO grid region and the PEOPLE'S COOPERATIVE SERVICES service territory, where interconnection has averaged 4.3 years from request to operation.

Power & interconnection

LMP zoneMISO_MINN
Wholesale LMP$34.82/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.13¢/kWh
UtilityPEOPLE'S COOPERATIVE SERVICEScooperativemoderate to large load · state default

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookModerate
≈ 4.9 yrs typical interconnection wait

Middle-of-the-pack interconnection conditions for this grid.

ISO / RTO regionMISO
Queue depth127
Avg queue wait4.3 yrs
Recent queue wait4.9 yrs
Completion rate18%
Withdrawal rate82%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPSFN MN-Rochester
IXP distance11.6 mi
Fiber providers11
Fiber coverage84.3%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regioncentralus
Cloud region distance162.6 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerCraven,chris
Land contactOlmsted County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability45.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Deciduous Forest
Former usenear retired gas plant (10km)

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintLow (15/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.40
Wetlands (NWI)Present
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score65/100
Construction cost index109.6 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterEpic / Mayo Data Center
DC distance8.4 mi
Nearest rail11.0 mi
Nearest gas pipeline11.4 mi
Nearest fiber route172.7 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (25)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity13.49¢/kWh
Industrial electricity10.79¢/kWh
Cooling degree days600
Heating degree days7,700
Land price / acre$7,058

Regulatory climate

Moderatestate posture · as of 2026-08

Incentives available; large-load tariffs emerging.

DC tax incentiveYes
Large-load threshold≥ 50 MW

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

Site location

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This site + 8 nearby

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How does EC Near Saint Marys Hospital Power Plant compare with other sites in Olmsted County?

EC Near Saint Marys Hospital Power Plant ranks 56th of 65 scored candidate sites in Olmsted County. Its 54.9/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 59.1. It is roughly in line with the Minnesota average of 55.7 and roughly in line with the national average of 53.2.

Against the Minnesota average, its strongest sub-score is water (92 vs 91) and its weakest is fiber connectivity (45 vs 70). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is EC Near Saint Marys Hospital Power Plant to power, fiber and other datacenters?

The nearest located transmission bottleneck is West_Memphis_AT1_161_500kV_flo_Sans_Souci_Driver (MISO), 76 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is SFN MN-Rochester at 11.6 miles. 11 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Epic / Mayo Data Center, 8.4 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at EC Near Saint Marys Hospital Power Plant?

The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk). WRI rates baseline water stress at 0.40 on a 0–5 scale. Mapped wetlands (National Wetlands Inventory) are present on the parcel. At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Olmsted County "Relatively Moderate".

Full DC Readiness breakdown

All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power20%
48
Fiber connectivity12%
45
Energy cost10%
86
Water risk7%
92
Natural hazard6%
65
Buildability7%
45
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
85
Land / acreage3%
45
Construction cost3%
59
Gas pipeline2%
63
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
95

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Near Saint Marys Hospital Power Plant
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN129399Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW4.3 yrs65.5
CASCADE CREEKSubstation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW4.3 yrs64.4
BAMBER VALLEYSubstation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW4.3 yrs64.2
UNKNOWN129401Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW4.3 yrs64.2
UNKNOWN129387Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW4.3 yrs64.1
EC Coal Olmsted CountyGreenfield——4.3 yrs64.1
ZUMBRO RIVERSubstation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW4.3 yrs64.1
IBMSubstation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW4.3 yrs64.0

EC Near Saint Marys Hospital Power Plant: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of EC Near Saint Marys Hospital Power Plant?

EC Near Saint Marys Hospital Power Plant scores 54.9/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 56th of 65 scored sites in Olmsted County. The Olmsted County average is 59.1 and the Minnesota average is 55.7.

Which electric utility serves EC Near Saint Marys Hospital Power Plant?

PEOPLE'S COOPERATIVE SERVICES (cooperative) holds the retail service territory that contains the site.

What grid region is EC Near Saint Marys Hospital Power Plant in?

EC Near Saint Marys Hospital Power Plant is in the MISO region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 4.3-year wait from queue request to operation.

Is EC Near Saint Marys Hospital Power Plant in a flood zone?

The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk).

Who owns EC Near Saint Marys Hospital Power Plant?

Parcel records list the owner as Craven,chris (private land).

How far is EC Near Saint Marys Hospital Power Plant from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is SFN MN-Rochester, about 11.6 miles away; 11 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, “EC Near Saint Marys Hospital Power Plant, Olmsted County, MN”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/minnesota/olmsted-county/ec-near-saint-marys-hospital-power-plant-09149786 (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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