EC Near Saint Marys Hospital Power Plant

Greenfield

Olmsted County, Minnesota · MISO

DC Readiness
63.6
Good / 100

EC Near Saint Marys Hospital Power Plant is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Olmsted County, Minnesota, interconnecting through MISO. It screens at 63.6/100 DC Readiness and a 1.4 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

LMP zoneMISO_MINN
Wholesale LMP$34.82/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.13¢/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 distance8.5 mi
Fiber providers7
Fiber coverage60.9%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regioncentralus
Cloud region distance159.6 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerROCHESTER PUBLIC UTILITIES
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability50.0/100
Former usenear retired gas plant (5km)

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.40
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score75/100
Construction cost index109.6 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterEpic / Mayo Data Center
DC distance5.4 mi
Nearest rail7.9 mi
Nearest gas pipeline8.3 mi
Nearest fiber route171.4 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

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%
30
Speed to power15%
57
Fiber connectivity12%
77
Energy cost10%
86
Water risk8%
92
Natural hazard8%
75
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
85
Land / acreage3%
59
Construction cost3%
59
Gas pipeline2%
73
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
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
CROSSTOWN CASCADESubstation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs75.6
NORTHERN HILLSSubstation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs73.1
CASCADE CREEKSubstation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs72.9
NORTH ROCHESTERSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW1.4 yrs72.3
ZUMBRO RIVERSubstation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs71.5
CHESTERSubstation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs71.1
Silver LakeBrownfield99 MW71.0
MAPLE LEAFSubstation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs70.9

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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