## Highlights Upper Peninsula Michigan scores 74/100 on the DC Hub Data Center Power Index excess-power ranking, placing it fourth among all tracked US markets as of September 5, 2026. The market operates inside MISO and carries a constrai
## Highlights
Upper Peninsula Michigan scores 74/100 on the DC Hub Data Center Power Index excess-power ranking, placing it fourth among all tracked US markets as of September 5, 2026. The market operates inside MISO and carries a constraint score of 19—among the lowest transmission-bottleneck readings of any tracked region. Only three markets—Midland–Odessa (85.7), Oklahoma City (77.0), and Tulsa (77.0)—score higher on available power.
## What It Means
The Upper Peninsula now competes with Cheyenne (72.5 excess, 28.5 constraint) and Kansas City (73.6 excess, 44.6 constraint) for hyperscale shortlists. The low constraint score signals open transmission paths, but developers must independently verify substation capacity and energization timelines before committing capex. A 74-point excess score indicates surplus generation today; it does not guarantee a six-month interconnection.
The implication: MISO's northern tier is no longer a second-tier build zone. Sites with fiber and land in the Upper Peninsula should model against SPP and ERCOT timelines, not legacy Rust Belt delays. The gap between score and speed-to-power is where deals get mispriced.
## Methodology
The DC Hub Data Center Power Index scores 327 US and global markets daily on two dimensions: excess power (generation headroom) and constraint (transmission bottlenecks). Both metrics derive from ISO queue data, facility-level load, and real-time grid telemetry. Markets scoring above 70 on excess power and below 30 on constraint represent the current build frontier.
Source: DC Hub Data Center Power Index (https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/upper-michigan). Updated daily.
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