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Dynegy Oakland Power Plant

Brownfield

Oakland, Alameda, California · Dynegy Oakland, LLC

Legacy capacity
75
MW

Dynegy Oakland Power Plant is a oil plant in Oakland, Alameda, California, retired 2021-01-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 75 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 useoil plant
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity75 MW
Retirement date2021-01-01
EIA plant ID#6211

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.1 mi
Operator address50 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Oakland, CA, 94607
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a oil 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 Dynegy Oakland Power Plant, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Dynegy Oakland Power Plant
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
Hunters PointBrownfieldCASan Mateo County115 kV427 MW5.7 yrs59.5
EMBARCADEROSubstation-AdjacentCAContra Costa County230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs57.5
NEWARK DISTRIBUTIONSubstation-AdjacentCAAlameda County230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs57.4
Juniper Networks SunnyvaleBrownfieldCAAlameda County115 kV1 MW5.7 yrs57.2
MARTINSubstation-AdjacentCASan Mateo County230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs56.7
EASTSHORESubstation-AdjacentCAAlameda County230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs56.3
S.L.A.C.Substation-AdjacentCASan Mateo County230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs56.3
LOS ESTEROSSubstation-AdjacentCAAlameda County230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs56.2

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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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