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Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Brownfield

Livermore, California

Legacy capacity
3
MW

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is a former superfund site in Livermore, California. 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 useformer superfund site
Site typeepa_brownfield
Existing capacity3 MW
Acreage7,000 ac

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation1.2 mi
Cleanup statuscleanup_complete
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a former superfund 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 brownfield & retired-generation sites

A proximity screen of other retired-plant, contaminated, and EPA-flagged sites near Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.

SiteFormer useLegacy MWDistanceCleanup status
TESLA Power Projectnatural gas plant1,32210.9 mi—
Valero Refinery Cogeneration Unit 2natural gas plant5133.8 mi—
PSEG Pittsburg Solar Energy Centerformer rcra site2524.1 micleanup_complete
SJ/SC WPCPnatural gas plant1220.2 mi—
Santa Clara Cogennatural gas plant824.4 mi—
Waste Management Tri-Cities LFGTEnatural gas plant518.0 mi—
City of Palo Altonatural gas plant425.7 mi—
Altamont Gas Recoverynatural gas plant37.4 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 Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
TESLA Power ProjectBrownfieldCAAlameda County500 kV1,322 MW5.7 yrs64.1
NEWARK DISTRIBUTIONSubstation-AdjacentCAAlameda County230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs57.4
Juniper Networks SunnyvaleBrownfieldCAAlameda County115 kV1 MW5.7 yrs56.7
TESLASubstation-AdjacentCAAlameda County500 kV1,000 MW8.2 yrs56.4
SC 1 Data Center, Phase 2BrownfieldCASanta Clara County60 kV2 MW5.7 yrs55.9
EASTSHORESubstation-AdjacentCAAlameda County230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs55.9
LOS ESTEROSSubstation-AdjacentCAAlameda County230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs55.8
TRACYSubstation-AdjacentCASan Joaquin County500 kV1,000 MW8.2 yrs55.8

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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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