Commerce Refuse To Energy

Brownfield

Commerce, Los Angeles, California · Los Angeles County Sanitation

Legacy capacity
12
MW

Commerce Refuse To Energy is a former waste site in Commerce, Los Angeles, California, retired 2018-06-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 12 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 useformer waste site
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity12 MW
Retirement date2018-06-01
EIA plant ID#10090

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation1.2 mi
OperatorLos Angeles County Sanitation
Operator address5926 Sheila Street, Commerce, CA, 90040
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a former waste site 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 Commerce Refuse To Energy, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Commerce Refuse To Energy
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
VALLEY (CA)Substation-AdjacentCALos Angeles County230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs68.0
SYLMAR EASTSubstation-AdjacentCALos Angeles County1000 kV1,000 MW5.8 yrs67.8
STATION L (SCATTERGOOD)Substation-AdjacentCALos Angeles County230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs67.8
RINALDISubstation-AdjacentCALos Angeles County500 kV1,000 MW5.7 yrs67.7
AIRWAYSubstation-AdjacentCALos Angeles County230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs67.2
SERRANOSubstation-AdjacentCAOrange County500 kV1,000 MW5.7 yrs66.6
STATION E (TOLUCA)Substation-AdjacentCALos Angeles County500 kV1,000 MW5.7 yrs66.6
HAYNESSubstation-AdjacentCAOrange County230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs66.0

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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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