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OZ Pine

Greenfield

Pine County, Minnesota · MISO

DC Readiness
58.4
Good / 100

OZ Pine is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Pine County, Minnesota, interconnecting through MISO. It screens at 58.4/100 DC Readiness and a 1.4 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

LMP zoneMISO_MINN
Wholesale LMP$34.82/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.14¢/kWh
UtilityEAST CENTRAL ENERGYcooperativemoderate to large load · state default

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookFavorable
≈ 1.4 yrs typical interconnection wait

Shorter queues and healthier completion here — a faster path to energization than the national norm.

ISO / RTO regionMISO
Queue depth127
Avg queue wait1.4 yrs
Recent queue wait1.4 yrs
Completion rate18%
Withdrawal rate82%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPVerus Corportation
IXP distance62.9 mi
Fiber providers4
Fiber coverage63.9%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regioncentralus
Cloud region distance285.8 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactPine County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability45.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Deciduous Forest

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.40
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score75/100
Construction cost index71.5 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterEncompass Minneapolis Facility
DC distance61.1 mi
Nearest rail1.4 mi
Nearest gas pipeline3.4 mi
Nearest fiber route180.3 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (25)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity14.00¢/kWh
Industrial electricity8.42¢/kWh
Cooling degree days600
Heating degree days7,700
Land price / acre$3,269

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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≥ 7560–7540–60≤ 40
This site + 8 nearby

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Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power20%
51
Fiber connectivity12%
67
Energy cost10%
86
Water risk7%
92
Natural hazard6%
75
Buildability7%
45
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
45
Construction cost3%
90
Gas pipeline2%
89
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
95

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near OZ Pine
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN129348Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW2.8 yrs61.3
UNKNOWN129341Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW2.8 yrs55.0
TAP136162Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW2.8 yrs55.0
UNKNOWN129338Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW2.8 yrs54.9
UNKNOWN170704Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW2.8 yrs54.7
Greenfield (UNKNOWN129347 - UNKNOWN129348)Greenfield230 kV300 MW2.8 yrs54.6
TAP139644Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW2.8 yrs54.2
TAP170703Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW2.8 yrs54.0

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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