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National Semiconductor Corp.

Brownfield

Sunnyvale, California

Legacy capacity
0
MW

National Semiconductor Corp. is a former superfund site in Sunnyvale, California. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 0 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 capacity0 MW
Acreage60 ac

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.5 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 National Semiconductor Corp. — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.

SiteFormer useLegacy MWDistanceCleanup status
Hunters Pointnatural gas plant42731.2 mi—
San Francisco Electric Reliability Projnatural gas plant15233.8 mi—
San Francisco Intl Airport Ct Projectnatural gas plant4826.1 mi—
SJ/SC WPCPnatural gas plant125.5 mi—
Santa Clara Cogennatural gas plant84.7 mi—
Waste Management Tri-Cities LFGTEnatural gas plant58.0 mi—
City of Palo Altonatural gas plant45.8 mi—
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratoryformer superfund site325.4 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 National Semiconductor Corp., ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near National Semiconductor Corp.
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
METCALF 1Substation-AdjacentCASanta Clara County500 kV1,000 MW8.2 yrs59.6
Hunters PointBrownfieldCASan Mateo County115 kV427 MW5.7 yrs58.9
NEWARK DISTRIBUTIONSubstation-AdjacentCAAlameda County230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs57.4
Juniper Networks SunnyvaleBrownfieldCAAlameda County115 kV1 MW5.7 yrs56.7
MARTINSubstation-AdjacentCASan Mateo County230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs56.2
S.L.A.C.Substation-AdjacentCASan Mateo County230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs56.0
Extreme San IgnacioBrownfieldCASanta Clara County115 kV1 MW5.7 yrs55.9
SC 1 Data Center, Phase 2BrownfieldCASanta Clara County60 kV2 MW5.7 yrs55.9

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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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