Farad
BrownfieldFloriston, Nevada, California · Sierra Pacific Power Co
Farad is a former hydro site in Floriston, Nevada, California, retired 2006-05-01. 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
Grid hookup & remediation
Site conditions & market — Nevada County
County-level intelligence for this site's location — the power economics, water, hazard, connectivity, and workforce a developer screens before ever visiting. Assembled from FEMA NRI, BLS QCEW, FCC BDC, USGS water-use, and EIA.
Market & workforce
Power economics & interconnection
Water & cooling
Hazard, flood & connectivity
County-level context — address-level utility offerings and flood zoning vary within the county. Confirm site-specific service with the utility and a Phase I ESA.
Nearby brownfield & retired-generation sites
A proximity screen of other retired-plant, contaminated, and EPA-flagged sites near Farad — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.
| Site | Former use | Legacy MW | Distance | Cleanup status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galena 3 Geothermal Power Plant | former geothermal site | 30 | 14.6 mi | — |
| Steamboat Hills LP | former geothermal site | 22 | 13.7 mi | — |
| Kings Beach | oil plant | 16 | 10.3 mi | — |
| Steamboat 1 | former geothermal site | 8 | 14.3 mi | — |
| Valley Road | oil plant | 6 | 16.1 mi | — |
| Steamboat 1A Power Plant | former geothermal site | 2 | 14.3 mi | — |
Derived from GridCensus's retired-generator & EPA brownfield dataset. Not a substitute for an ASTM E1527 Phase I environmental radius report.
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Nearby datacenter candidate sites
Scored candidate sites near Farad, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | State | County | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NORTH VALLEY ROAD | Substation-Adjacent | NV | Storey County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 6.9 yrs | 63.4 |
| MIRA LOMA | Substation-Adjacent | NV | Storey County | 360 kV | 600 MW | 6.9 yrs | 63.4 |
| EC Near Valley Road | Greenfield | NV | Washoe | — | — | 5.8 yrs | 62.2 |
| EC Near Valley Road | Greenfield | NV | Washoe | — | — | 5.8 yrs | 62.2 |
| SUGAR LOAF | Substation-Adjacent | NV | Storey County | 360 kV | 600 MW | 6.9 yrs | 61.3 |
| EC Near Valley Road | Greenfield | NV | Washoe | — | — | 5.8 yrs | 61.0 |
| EC Near Valley Road | Greenfield | NV | Washoe | — | — | 5.8 yrs | 60.9 |
| EC Near Valley Road | Greenfield | NV | Washoe | — | — | 5.8 yrs | 60.5 |
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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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