Former Mine Datacenter Sites in Michigan
At a glance
Decommissioned or active mining land. Mine sites often retain heavy electrical service and water rights from prior operations, and many sit near coal-plant substations now freeing up grid capacity.
Top former mine sites in Michigan
| Site | Type | County | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Eaton County | — | — | 2.2 yrs | 57.8 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Cass County | — | — | 2.2 yrs | 57.6 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Kalamazoo County | — | — | 2.2 yrs | 56.9 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Kalamazoo County | — | — | 2.2 yrs | 56.7 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Wayne County | — | — | 2.2 yrs | 56.6 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Kalamazoo County | — | — | 2.2 yrs | 56.6 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Kent County | — | — | 2.2 yrs | 56.6 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Allegan County | — | — | 2.2 yrs | 56.5 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Wayne County | — | — | 2.2 yrs | 56.5 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Washtenaw County | — | — | 2.2 yrs | 56.4 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Kent County | — | — | 2.2 yrs | 56.4 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Allegan County | — | — | 2.2 yrs | 56.4 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Allegan County | — | — | 2.2 yrs | 56.4 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Ottawa County | — | — | 2.2 yrs | 56.3 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Kent County | — | — | 2.2 yrs | 56.3 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Eaton County | — | — | 2.2 yrs | 56.3 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Ottawa County | — | — | 2.2 yrs | 56.3 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Clinton County | — | — | 2.2 yrs | 56.3 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Kalamazoo County | — | — | 2.2 yrs | 56.2 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Kent County | — | — | 2.2 yrs | 56.2 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Kent County | — | — | 2.2 yrs | 56.2 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Ottawa County | — | — | 2.2 yrs | 56.2 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Clinton County | — | — | 2.2 yrs | 56.1 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Oakland County | — | — | 2.2 yrs | 56.1 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Oakland County | — | — | 2.2 yrs | 56.1 |
How does Michigan compare with other states for former mine sites?
With 304 sites, Michigan ranks 22nd of the 50 states that have any former mine candidate sites. Kentucky leads with 5,049. Nationally, former mine sites average 49.7/100 DC Readiness, below the 53.0 average across all site types. Across every site type, Michigan averages 55.3, the 15th-highest of 52 states, and its candidate sites face an average interconnection-queue wait of 2.2 years.
Where are the highest-scoring former mine sites in Michigan?
The top 25 range from 57.8 to 56.1 on the 0–100 DC Readiness Score. They are concentrated in Kent County (5), Kalamazoo County (4), Allegan County (3) and Ottawa County (3). By grid region, 24 are in MISO and 1 is in PJM.
County pages: Kent County · Kalamazoo County · Allegan County · Ottawa County
What power, fiber and flood exposure do these former mine sites have?
Their counties have a median of 16 fixed fiber broadband providers in FCC data. The median distance to the nearest internet exchange facility is 15 km. The median interconnection-queue wait in their markets is 2.2 years. None of the 6 with a mapped FEMA flood zone sits in a high-risk (A or V) zone.
Frequently asked questions
How many former mine datacenter sites are in Michigan?
GridCensus catalogs 304 former mine datacenter candidate sites in Michigan, 1% of the national total for this type (22nd of 50 states).
What is a former mine datacenter site?
Decommissioned or active mining land. Mine sites often retain heavy electrical service and water rights from prior operations, and many sit near coal-plant substations now freeing up grid capacity.
What is the best former mine datacenter site in Michigan?
By DC Readiness Score, Mine Site in Eaton County ranks first at 57.8/100, followed by Mine Site in Cass County at 57.6.
Which Michigan counties have the best former mine sites?
The top 25 former mine sites in Michigan are concentrated in Kent County (5), Kalamazoo County (4), Allegan County (3) and Ottawa County (3).
How does Michigan score for datacenters overall?
All 5,157 scored sites in Michigan average 55.3/100 DC Readiness, the 15th-highest of 52 states, against a national average of 53.0.
More on former mine sites and Michigan
- All datacenter sites in Michigan· 5,157 sites
- Former Mine datacenter sites nationwide· 26,205 sites
- Industrial sites in Michigan· 3,253 sites
- Substation-Adjacent sites in Michigan· 768 sites
- Greenfield sites in Michigan· 719 sites
- Federal Excess sites in Michigan· 92 sites
- Brownfield sites in Michigan· 21 sites
Former Mine sites in other states
- Former Mine sites in Kentucky· 5,049 sites
- Former Mine sites in Pennsylvania· 3,356 sites
- Former Mine sites in West Virginia· 2,495 sites
- Former Mine sites in Virginia· 1,614 sites
- Former Mine sites in Alabama· 1,069 sites
- Former Mine sites in Texas· 935 sites
- Former Mine sites in Ohio· 925 sites
- Former Mine sites in Tennessee· 661 sites
Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.
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 November 12, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: GridCensus, “Former Mine datacenter sites in Michigan”, https://gridcensus.com/site-types/mine/michigan (data as of November 12, 2026).
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