Skip to content
Gridcensus

Greenfield (UNKNOWN129384 - UNKNOWN130469)

Greenfield

St. Louis County, Minnesota · MISO

DC Readiness
50.0
Fair / 100

At a glance

Greenfield (UNKNOWN129384 - UNKNOWN130469) is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in St. Louis County, Minnesota, scoring 50.0/100 DC Readiness — 165th of 179 scored sites in the county. Its nearest substation is UNKNOWN129384. It sits in the MISO grid region and the LAKE COUNTRY POWER service territory, where interconnection has averaged 4.3 years from request to operation. GridCensus catalogs 100 MW of candidate capacity here.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationUNKNOWN129384
Substation voltage115 kV
Available capacity100 MW
UtilityLAKE COUNTRY POWERcooperativemoderate to large load · state default

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookModerate
≈ 4.9 yrs typical interconnection wait

Middle-of-the-pack interconnection conditions for this grid.

ISO / RTO regionMISO
Queue depth127
Avg queue wait4.3 yrs
Recent queue wait4.9 yrs
Completion rate18%
Withdrawal rate82%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPark data centers - Duluth, MN
IXP distance53.8 mi
Fiber providers15
Fiber coverage29.6%

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Water stress (WRI)Low
Wetlands (NWI)—
Critical habitat—
Superfund nearby—
Hazard sub-score75/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterArk Duluth Data Center
DC distance53.8 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

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

◆ Loading map…
≥ 7560–7540–60≤ 40
This site + 8 nearby

Get alerts

Track Greenfield (UNKNOWN129384 - UNKNOWN130469)

Get an email when its DC-readiness score, available capacity, or interconnection-queue status changes.

No spam. Just the alerts you asked for.

How does Greenfield (UNKNOWN129384 - UNKNOWN130469) compare with other sites in St. Louis County?

Greenfield (UNKNOWN129384 - UNKNOWN130469) ranks 165th of 179 scored candidate sites in St. Louis County. Its 50.0/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 53.7. It is about 10% below 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 natural hazard (75 vs 74) and its weakest is fiber connectivity (56 vs 70). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is Greenfield (UNKNOWN129384 - UNKNOWN130469) to power, fiber and other datacenters?

The nearest mapped substation, UNKNOWN129384, is the closest grid connection point on record and operates at 115 kV. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is ark data centers - Duluth, MN at 53.8 miles. 15 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Ark Duluth Data Center, 53.8 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Greenfield (UNKNOWN129384 - UNKNOWN130469)?

At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates St. Louis County "Relatively Moderate".

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
28
Speed to power20%
48
Fiber connectivity12%
56
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
92
Natural hazard6%
75
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
45
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
95

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Greenfield (UNKNOWN129384 - UNKNOWN130469)
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
OZ St. LouisGreenfield——4.3 yrs65.2
FORBESSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW4.3 yrs65.2
OZ St. LouisGreenfield——4.3 yrs64.0
UNKNOWN129377Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs61.1
SHANNONSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs60.0
Greenfield (ROSEAU COUNTY - FORBES)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW4.3 yrs59.0
Greenfield (FORBES - CHISAGO)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW4.3 yrs58.3
UNKNOWN130349Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs57.4

Greenfield (UNKNOWN129384 - UNKNOWN130469): common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of Greenfield (UNKNOWN129384 - UNKNOWN130469)?

Greenfield (UNKNOWN129384 - UNKNOWN130469) scores 50.0/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 165th of 179 scored sites in St. Louis County. The St. Louis County average is 53.7 and the Minnesota average is 55.7.

What is the nearest substation to Greenfield (UNKNOWN129384 - UNKNOWN130469)?

The nearest mapped substation is UNKNOWN129384, at 115 kV. GridCensus catalogs 100 MW of candidate capacity for the site.

Which electric utility serves Greenfield (UNKNOWN129384 - UNKNOWN130469)?

LAKE COUNTRY POWER (cooperative) holds the retail service territory that contains the site.

What grid region is Greenfield (UNKNOWN129384 - UNKNOWN130469) in?

Greenfield (UNKNOWN129384 - UNKNOWN130469) is in the MISO region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 4.3-year wait from queue request to operation.

How far is Greenfield (UNKNOWN129384 - UNKNOWN130469) from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is ark data centers - Duluth, MN, about 53.8 miles away; 15 fiber providers report service at the location.

Related pages

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, “Greenfield (UNKNOWN129384 - UNKNOWN130469), St. Louis County, MN”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/minnesota/st-louis-county/greenfield-unknown129384-unknown130469-acd34e52 (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.

Go deeper than the public screen

Every site and score for Greenfield (UNKNOWN129384 - UNKNOWN130469), St. Louis County is free to browse. Pro adds Watchtower on 25 sites, alerts when new candidate sites, datacenters or interconnection-queue requests appear in your markets, score and capacity history, and CSV export. Enterprise adds team seats, weekly data files for all 147,272 sites, the REST API and an MCP server for AI tools.