EC Near Owatonna
GreenfieldSteele, Minnesota · MISO
At a glance
EC Near Owatonna is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Steele, Minnesota, scoring 55.7/100 DC Readiness — 46th of 50 scored sites in the county. It sits in the MISO grid region and the STEELE-WASECA COOPERATIVE ELECTRIC service territory, where interconnection has averaged 4.3 years from request to operation.
Power & interconnection
Speed to power
Middle-of-the-pack interconnection conditions for this grid.
Connectivity
Site characteristics
Risk & environment
Location context
Regulatory climate
Incentives available; large-load tariffs emerging.
Incentive detail: Sales tax exemption on DC equipment and electricity for qualified DCs.
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How does EC Near Owatonna compare with other sites in Steele?
EC Near Owatonna ranks 46th of 50 scored candidate sites in Steele. Its 55.7/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 59.6. It is roughly in line with 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 water (92 vs 91) and its weakest is natural hazard (50 vs 74). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.
How close is EC Near Owatonna to power, fiber and other datacenters?
The nearest located transmission bottleneck is West_Memphis_AT1_161_500kV_flo_Sans_Souci_Driver (MISO), 39 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Jaguar Communications at 3.1 miles. 8 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Jaguar Communications, 3.1 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at EC Near Owatonna?
The site is in FEMA flood zone AE, a Special Flood Hazard Area — land with at least a 1% annual chance of flooding. WRI rates baseline water stress at 0.40 on a 0–5 scale. Mapped wetlands (National Wetlands Inventory) are present on the parcel. At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Steele "Relatively Moderate".
Full DC Readiness breakdown
All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.
Nearby comparable sites
Other scored datacenter candidate sites in Steele, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNKNOWN129423 | Substation-Adjacent | 161 kV | 100 MW | 4.3 yrs | 64.4 |
| EC Near Owatonna | Greenfield | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 64.1 |
| EC Near Owatonna | Greenfield | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 63.5 |
| EC Near Owatonna | Greenfield | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 62.9 |
| EC Near Owatonna | Greenfield | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 62.9 |
| EC Near Owatonna | Greenfield | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 62.8 |
| EC Near Owatonna | Greenfield | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 62.8 |
| EC Near Blooming Prairie | Greenfield | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 62.5 |
EC Near Owatonna: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of EC Near Owatonna?
EC Near Owatonna scores 55.7/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated good. It ranks 46th of 50 scored sites in Steele. The Steele average is 59.6 and the Minnesota average is 55.7.
Which electric utility serves EC Near Owatonna?
STEELE-WASECA COOPERATIVE ELECTRIC (cooperative) holds the retail service territory that contains the site.
What grid region is EC Near Owatonna in?
EC Near Owatonna is in the MISO region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 4.3-year wait from queue request to operation.
Is EC Near Owatonna in a flood zone?
The site is in FEMA flood zone AE, a Special Flood Hazard Area — land with at least a 1% annual chance of flooding.
Who owns EC Near Owatonna?
Parcel records list the owner as NORTHERN STATES POWER CO - MINNESOTA (private land).
How far is EC Near Owatonna from an internet exchange?
The nearest internet exchange facility is Jaguar Communications, about 3.1 miles away; 8 fiber providers report service at the location.
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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, “EC Near Owatonna, Steele, MN”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/minnesota/steele/ec-near-owatonna-de6b2f1a (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.
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