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OZ St. Louis

Greenfield

St. Louis County, Minnesota · MISO

DC Readiness
68.9
Good / 100

OZ St. Louis is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in St. Louis County, Minnesota, interconnecting through MISO. It screens at 68.9/100 DC Readiness and a 1.4 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

LMP zoneMISO_MINN
Wholesale LMP$34.82/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.15¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionMISO
Queue depth10
Avg queue wait1.4 yrs
Recent queue wait1.4 yrs
Completion rate18%
Withdrawal rate82%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPDuluth Missabe
IXP distance0.3 mi
Fiber providers15
Fiber coverage29.6%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regioncentralus
Cloud region distance342.4 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerALLETE, INC.
Land contactSt. Louis County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability100.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, High Intensity

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.40
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteWATERFRONT PLAZA
Hazard sub-score65/100
Construction cost index101.1 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterDuluth Missabe
DC distance0.3 mi
Nearest rail0.4 mi
Nearest gas pipeline2.7 mi
Nearest fiber route139.9 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

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%
30
Speed to power15%
61
Fiber connectivity12%
84
Energy cost10%
87
Water risk8%
94
Natural hazard8%
65
Buildability7%
100
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
100
Land / acreage3%
53
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 OZ St. Louis
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
OZ St. LouisGreenfield1.4 yrs67.2
FORBESSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW2.8 yrs63.4
UNKNOWN129377Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW2.8 yrs59.0
425 West Superior StreetIndustrial2.8 yrs58.6
Bayfront Area (Duluth Waterfront)Industrial2.8 yrs58.6
Bayfront Property - Slip #2Industrial2.8 yrs58.6
Old County JailIndustrial2.8 yrs58.6
ISD 709 Garfield WarehouseIndustrial2.8 yrs58.5

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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