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Lindenfelser Landfill

Brownfield

Wright County, Minnesota · MISO

DC Readiness
60.1
Good / 100

Lindenfelser Landfill is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Wright County, Minnesota, interconnecting through MISO. It screens at 60.1/100 DC Readiness and a 2.8 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationUNKNOWN132179
Substation distance3.6 mi
Substation voltage115 kV
LMP zoneMISO_MISO_CENTRAL
Wholesale LMP$27.30/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.12¢/kWh
UtilityNORTHERN STATES POWER CO - MINNESOTAinvestor ownedmoderate to large load · terms ≥ 100 MWMinnesota large-load statute (2025): DCs pay own costs, no cross-subsidy

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookFavorable
≈ 2.8 yrs typical interconnection wait

Shorter queues and healthier completion here — a faster path to energization than the national norm.

ISO / RTO regionMISO
Queue depth127
Avg queue wait2.8 yrs

Connectivity

Nearest IXPDataBank Minneapolis (MSP3)
IXP distance15.4 mi
Fiber providers18
Fiber coverage37.2%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regioncentralus
Cloud region distance249.8 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Former uselandfill
Cleanup statuscleanup_complete

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.40
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score75/100
Construction cost index103.2 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterDataBank
DC distance15.4 mi
Nearest rail3.0 mi
Nearest gas pipeline1.8 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

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

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≥ 7560–7540–60≤ 40
This site + 8 nearby

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Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
28
Speed to power20%
41
Fiber connectivity12%
68
Energy cost10%
91
Water risk7%
94
Natural hazard6%
75
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
80
Land / acreage3%
54
Construction cost3%
64
Gas pipeline2%
94
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
95

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Lindenfelser Landfill
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
DICKINSONSubstation-Adjacent400 kV600 MW2.8 yrs65.2
EC Coal Wright CountyGreenfield——1.4 yrs61.4
EC Near DelanoGreenfield——1.4 yrs60.0
EC Near DelanoGreenfield——1.4 yrs60.0
EC Near DelanoGreenfield——1.4 yrs59.9
EC Near DelanoGreenfield——1.4 yrs59.8
EC Near DelanoGreenfield——1.4 yrs59.7
EC Near DelanoGreenfield——1.4 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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