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Mobile GT

Brownfield

Eureka, Humboldt, California · Pacific Gas & Electric Co.

Legacy capacity
40
MW

Mobile GT is a oil plant in Eureka, Humboldt, California, retired 2010-09-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 40 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 useoil plant
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity40 MW
Retirement date2010-09-01
EIA plant ID#6212

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.1 mi
Operator addressBuhne Pt. 1000 King Salmon Ave, Eureka, CA, 95503
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a oil 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 — Humboldt 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)36,011
Construction employment2,498
Land value$4,578/acre

Power economics & interconnection

Commercial power rate29.51¢/kWh
Industrial power rate22.64¢/kWh
Load growth (FERC-714)1.3%

Water & cooling

Water stressHigh
Public water supply11.5 MGD
Industrial water use0.5 MGD
Cooling degree days1,000
Mean annual temp59°F

Hazard, flood & connectivity

FEMA risk index48.0 · Relatively High
Fiber providers4 · 20% 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 Mobile GT — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.

SiteFormer useLegacy MWDistanceCleanup status
Humboldt Baynatural gas plant1020.0 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 Mobile GT, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Mobile GT
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
HUMBOLDT BAYSubstation-AdjacentCAHumboldt County115 kV100 MW8.2 yrs47.3
EC Near Humboldt BayGreenfieldCAHumboldt——5.7 yrs47.2
ARCATASubstation-AdjacentCAHumboldt County115 kV100 MW8.2 yrs46.1
HUMBOLDTSubstation-AdjacentCAHumboldt County115 kV100 MW8.2 yrs46.0
OZ HumboldtGreenfieldCAHumboldt——5.7 yrs44.8
EC Near Humboldt BayGreenfieldCAHumboldt——5.7 yrs44.7
EC Near Humboldt BayGreenfieldCAHumboldt——5.7 yrs44.4
RIO DELLSubstation-AdjacentCAHumboldt County69 kV50 MW8.2 yrs44.1

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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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