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Pine County, Minnesota · MISO

DC Readiness
54.2
Fair / 100

TAP170703 is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Pine County, Minnesota, interconnecting through MISO. It screens at 54.2/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 50 MW of candidate capacity and a 2.8 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationTAP170703
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage69 kV
Available capacity50 MW

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionMISO
Queue depth10
Avg queue wait2.8 yrs

Connectivity

Nearest IXPDuluth Missabe
IXP distance51.5 mi
Fiber providers4
Fiber coverage63.9%

Site characteristics

Land contactPine County County Assessor

Risk & environment

Water stress (WRI)Low
Wetlands (NWI)
Critical habitat
Superfund nearby
Hazard sub-score75/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterDuluth Missabe
DC distance51.5 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

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

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
46
Speed to power15%
52
Fiber connectivity12%
34
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk8%
92
Natural hazard8%
75
Buildability7%
60
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
45
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
95

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near TAP170703
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
OZ PineGreenfield1.4 yrs61.6
UNKNOWN129348Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW2.8 yrs60.6
Greenfield (UNKNOWN129347 - UNKNOWN129348)Greenfield230 kV300 MW2.8 yrs54.3
TAP136162Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW2.8 yrs54.2
Mine SiteFormer Mine2.8 yrs54.2
UNKNOWN129338Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW2.8 yrs54.2
UNKNOWN129341Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW2.8 yrs54.2
UNKNOWN170704Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW2.8 yrs54.2

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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