MCE Solar One (Chevron Richmond Refinery)
BrownfieldRichmond, California
MCE Solar One (Chevron Richmond Refinery) is a former landfill site in Richmond, California. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 11 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
Nearby brownfield & retired-generation sites
A proximity screen of other retired-plant, contaminated, and EPA-flagged sites near MCE Solar One (Chevron Richmond Refinery) — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.
| Site | Former use | Legacy MW | Distance | Cleanup status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunters Point | natural gas plant | 427 | 15.2 mi | — |
| San Francisco Electric Reliability Proj | natural gas plant | 152 | 11.6 mi | — |
| Dynegy Oakland Power Plant | oil plant | 75 | 11.5 mi | — |
| Valero Refinery Cogeneration Unit 2 | natural gas plant | 51 | 14.6 mi | — |
| San Francisco Intl Airport Ct Project | natural gas plant | 48 | 21.9 mi | — |
| Richmond Cogen | natural gas plant | 43 | 1.8 mi | — |
| Phillips 66 Carbon Plant | oil plant | 27 | 8.2 mi | — |
| Richmond Refinery TG800 | natural gas plant | 21 | 2.1 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 MCE Solar One (Chevron Richmond Refinery), ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | State | County | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunters Point | Brownfield | CA | San Mateo County | 115 kV | 427 MW | 5.7 yrs | 61.3 |
| EMBARCADERO | Substation-Adjacent | CA | Contra Costa County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 8.2 yrs | 59.5 |
| MARTIN | Substation-Adjacent | CA | San Mateo County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 8.2 yrs | 58.4 |
| EASTSHORE | Substation-Adjacent | CA | Alameda County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 8.2 yrs | 58.1 |
| STATION G | Substation-Adjacent | CA | Marin County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 8.2 yrs | 57.3 |
| CASTRO VALLEY | Substation-Adjacent | CA | Alameda County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 8.2 yrs | 56.9 |
| CASTRO VALLEY TAP | Substation-Adjacent | CA | Alameda County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 8.2 yrs | 56.8 |
| Richmond Refinery TG800 | Brownfield | CA | Marin County | 115 kV | 21 MW | 5.7 yrs | 56.8 |
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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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