Fort Ord
BrownfieldSalinas, California
Fort Ord is a former superfund site in Salinas, California. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for utility-scale 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
Nearby brownfield & retired-generation sites
A proximity screen of other retired-plant, contaminated, and EPA-flagged sites near Fort Ord — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.
| Site | Former use | Legacy MW | Distance | Cleanup status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dynegy Moss Landing Power Plant Hybrid | natural gas plant | 1,404 | 11.6 mi | — |
| Marina Landfill Gas | natural gas plant | 3 | 7.8 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 Fort Ord, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | State | County | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOSS LANDING | Substation-Adjacent | CA | Santa Cruz County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 8.2 yrs | 61.9 |
| Fort Ord | Brownfield | CA | Santa Cruz | 115 kV | — | 8.2 yrs | 52.3 |
| EC Near University of California Santa Cruz | Greenfield | CA | Santa Cruz | — | — | 5.7 yrs | 50.5 |
| EC Near Dynegy Moss Landing Power Plant Hybrid | Greenfield | CA | Monterey | — | — | 5.7 yrs | 50.5 |
| LLAGAS | Substation-Adjacent | CA | Santa Clara County | 115 kV | 100 MW | 8.2 yrs | 49.8 |
| GILROY FOOD | Substation-Adjacent | CA | Santa Clara County | 115 kV | 100 MW | 8.2 yrs | 49.6 |
| ROB ROY | Substation-Adjacent | CA | Santa Cruz County | 115 kV | 100 MW | 8.2 yrs | 49.4 |
| CAMP EVERS | Substation-Adjacent | CA | Santa Cruz County | 115 kV | 100 MW | 8.2 yrs | 49.3 |
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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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