Altamont Gas Recovery

Brownfield

Livermore, Alameda, California · WM Renewable Energy LLC

Legacy capacity
3
MW

Altamont Gas Recovery is a natural gas plant in Livermore, Alameda, California, retired 2018-04-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 3 MW of generation, so the grid hookup, transmission rights, and often cooling-water access are already in place — collapsing the speed-to-power timeline versus a greenfield build.

Former use & capacity

Former usenatural gas plant
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity3 MW
Retirement date2018-04-01
EIA plant ID#50571

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation4.6 mi
OperatorWM Renewable Energy LLC
Operator address10840 Altamont Pass Road, Livermore, CA, 94550
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a natural gas plant of this scale leaves behind a high-capacity grid interconnection that a new load can re-use, frequently shaving years off the interconnection queue. Retired-plant sites also tend to be already zoned for heavy industrial use with established road, rail, and water infrastructure.

Nearby datacenter candidate sites

Scored candidate sites near Altamont Gas Recovery, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Altamont Gas Recovery
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
TESLA Power ProjectBrownfieldCAAlameda County500 kV1,322 MW5.7 yrs64.5
LOS ESTEROSSubstation-AdjacentCAAlameda County230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs64.1
LAS POSITASSubstation-AdjacentCAAlameda County230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs62.8
VINEYARDSubstation-AdjacentCAAlameda County230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs62.2
NEWARKSubstation-AdjacentCAAlameda County230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs61.8
CASTRO VALLEY TAPSubstation-AdjacentCAAlameda County230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs61.8
TESLASubstation-AdjacentCAAlameda County500 kV1,000 MW5.7 yrs61.0
MONTAGUESubstation-AdjacentCAAlameda County115 kV100 MW5.7 yrs60.5

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Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

Brownfield attributes are derived from EIA retired-generator and EPA public data. Existing capacity reflects the retired plant's historical nameplate, not deliverable interconnection for a new load. Confirm reusable interconnection rights, remediation status, and site availability with the utility, ISO, and current owner.

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