Greenfield (TAP134728 - FORBES)

Greenfield

St. Louis County, Minnesota · MISO

DC Readiness
54.5
Fair / 100

Greenfield (TAP134728 - FORBES) is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in St. Louis County, Minnesota, interconnecting through MISO. It screens at 54.5/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 100 MW of candidate capacity and a 1.4 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationTAP134728
Substation voltage115 kV
Available capacity100 MW
LMP zoneMISO_MINN
Wholesale LMP$34.82/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.15¢/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 IXPark data centers - Duluth, MN
IXP distance53.0 mi
Fiber providers16
Fiber coverage20.4%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regioncentralus
Cloud region distance379.1 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerALLETE, INC.
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability70.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Shrub/Scrub

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone D
Water stress (WRI)0.40
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteKAR WORKS AUTO REPAIR
Hazard sub-score65/100
Construction cost index101.1 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterArk Duluth Data Center
DC distance53.0 mi
Nearest rail1.4 mi
Nearest gas pipeline2.7 mi
Nearest fiber route88.6 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (25)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity14.97¢/kWh
Industrial electricity8.39¢/kWh
Cooling degree days600
Heating degree days7,700
Land price / acre$3,927
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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%
28
Speed to power15%
57
Fiber connectivity12%
12
Energy cost10%
87
Water risk8%
92
Natural hazard8%
65
Buildability7%
70
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
49
Construction cost3%
66
Gas pipeline2%
91
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
95

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Greenfield (TAP134728 - FORBES)
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
FORBESSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW1.4 yrs71.1
UNKNOWN129374Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.4 yrs67.6
UNKNOWN129315Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.4 yrs67.3
UNKNOWN129377Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs67.0
TAP134727Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.4 yrs67.0
UNKNOWN129400Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.4 yrs66.9
UNKNOWN129383Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.4 yrs66.8
OZ St. LouisGreenfield——1.4 yrs66.5

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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