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Marina Landfill Gas

Brownfield

Marina, Monterey, California · Monterey Regional Waste Mgmt

Legacy capacity
3
MW

Marina Landfill Gas is a natural gas plant in Marina, Monterey, California, retired 2018-07-01. 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

Former usenatural gas plant
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity3 MW
Retirement date2018-07-01
EIA plant ID#10748

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation3.9 mi
Operator address14201 Del Monte Blvd, Marina, CA, 93933
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a natural gas 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.

Site conditions & market — Monterey 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

Total employment (laborshed)162,831
Construction employment7,137
Land value$12,799/acre

Power economics & interconnection

Commercial power rate29.96¢/kWh
Industrial power rate22.93¢/kWh
Load growth (FERC-714)1.3%

Water & cooling

Water stressHigh
Public water supply38.2 MGD
Industrial water use2.2 MGD
Cooling degree days1,000
Mean annual temp59°F

Hazard, flood & connectivity

FEMA risk index48.0 · Relatively High
Fiber providers7 · 28% served

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 Marina Landfill Gas — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.

SiteFormer useLegacy MWDistanceCleanup status
Dynegy Moss Landing Power Plant Hybridnatural gas plant1,4046.4 mi—
University of California Santa Cruznatural gas plant325.6 mi—
Fort Ordformer superfund site—7.8 micleanup_complete

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 Marina Landfill Gas, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Marina Landfill Gas
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
MOSS LANDINGSubstation-AdjacentCASanta Cruz County500 kV1,000 MW8.2 yrs59.4
Fort OrdBrownfieldCASanta Cruz115 kV—8.2 yrs51.0
EC Near University of California Santa CruzGreenfieldCASanta Cruz——5.7 yrs48.9
EC Near Dynegy Moss Landing Power Plant HybridGreenfieldCAMonterey——5.7 yrs48.2
EC Near University of California Santa CruzGreenfieldCASanta Cruz——5.7 yrs48.0
EC Near University of California Santa CruzGreenfieldCASanta Cruz——5.7 yrs48.0
Marina Landfill GasBrownfieldCASanta Cruz County115 kV3 MW5.7 yrs47.5
LLAGASSubstation-AdjacentCASanta Clara County115 kV100 MW8.2 yrs47.5

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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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