Penz Property
IndustrialOlmsted County, Minnesota · MISO
At a glance
Penz Property is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Olmsted County, Minnesota, scoring 55.9/100 DC Readiness — 50th 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
Speed to power
Middle-of-the-pack interconnection conditions for this grid.
Connectivity
Site characteristics
Risk & environment
Location context
Regulatory climate
Incentives available; large-load tariffs emerging.
Incentive detail: Sales tax exemption on DC equipment and electricity for qualified DCs.
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How does Penz Property compare with other sites in Olmsted County?
Penz Property ranks 50th of 65 scored candidate sites in Olmsted County. Its 55.9/100 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 fiber connectivity (88 vs 70) and its weakest is power availability (30 vs 39). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.
How close is Penz Property to power, fiber and other datacenters?
The nearest located transmission bottleneck is West_Memphis_AT1_161_500kV_flo_Sans_Souci_Driver (MISO), 83 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is SFN MN-Rochester at 7 miles. 11 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is NP Rochester, 7 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Penz Property?
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.
Nearby comparable sites
Other scored datacenter candidate sites in Olmsted County, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNKNOWN129399 | Substation-Adjacent | 161 kV | 100 MW | 4.3 yrs | 65.5 |
| CASCADE CREEK | Substation-Adjacent | 161 kV | 100 MW | 4.3 yrs | 64.4 |
| BAMBER VALLEY | Substation-Adjacent | 161 kV | 100 MW | 4.3 yrs | 64.2 |
| UNKNOWN129401 | Substation-Adjacent | 161 kV | 100 MW | 4.3 yrs | 64.2 |
| UNKNOWN129387 | Substation-Adjacent | 161 kV | 100 MW | 4.3 yrs | 64.1 |
| EC Coal Olmsted County | Greenfield | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 64.1 |
| ZUMBRO RIVER | Substation-Adjacent | 161 kV | 100 MW | 4.3 yrs | 64.1 |
| IBM | Substation-Adjacent | 161 kV | 100 MW | 4.3 yrs | 64.0 |
Penz Property: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of Penz Property?
Penz Property scores 55.9/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated good. It ranks 50th 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 Penz Property?
PEOPLE'S COOPERATIVE SERVICES (cooperative) holds the retail service territory that contains the site.
What grid region is Penz Property in?
Penz Property is in the MISO region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 4.3-year wait from queue request to operation.
How far is Penz Property from an internet exchange?
The nearest internet exchange facility is SFN MN-Rochester, about 7 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, “Penz Property, Olmsted County, MN”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/minnesota/olmsted-county/penz-property-b2168850 (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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