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EC Near Delano

Greenfield

Wright County, Minnesota · MISO

DC Readiness
63.1
Good / 100

EC Near Delano is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Wright County, Minnesota, interconnecting through MISO. It screens at 63.1/100 DC Readiness and a 1.4 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

LMP zoneMISO_MINN
Wholesale LMP$34.82/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.12¢/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 IXPDataBank Minneapolis (MSP3)
IXP distance15.6 mi
Fiber providers18
Fiber coverage37.2%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regioncentralus
Cloud region distance224.9 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactWright County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability65.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Cultivated Crops
Former usenear retired gas plant (10km)

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.40
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteGREENFIELD DEVELOPMENT LLC
Hazard sub-score65/100
Construction cost index109.6 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterDataBank
DC distance15.6 mi
Nearest rail2.2 mi
Nearest gas pipeline0.4 mi
Nearest fiber route242.6 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (25)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity12.14¢/kWh
Industrial electricity9.81¢/kWh
Cooling degree days600
Heating degree days7,700
Land price / acre$7,935

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%
72
Energy cost10%
87
Water risk8%
94
Natural hazard8%
65
Buildability7%
65
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
60
Land / acreage3%
45
Construction cost3%
59
Gas pipeline2%
99
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
95

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Near Delano
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
DICKINSONSubstation-Adjacent400 kV600 MW2.8 yrs65.1
EC Coal Wright CountyGreenfield1.4 yrs64.5
EC Near DelanoGreenfield1.4 yrs63.3
EC Near DelanoGreenfield1.4 yrs63.2
Lindenfelser LandfillBrownfield115 kV2.8 yrs63.1
EC Near DelanoGreenfield1.4 yrs63.0
EC Near DelanoGreenfield1.4 yrs62.9
EC Near DelanoGreenfield1.4 yrs61.6

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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