Regulus Solar Power Plant

Brownfield

Bakersfield, California

Legacy capacity
82
MW

Regulus Solar Power Plant is a former brownfield site in Bakersfield, California. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 82 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 brownfield site
Site typeepa_brownfield
Existing capacity82 MW
Acreage737 ac

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation2.9 mi
Cleanup statuscleanup_complete
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a former brownfield 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 datacenter candidate sites

Scored candidate sites near Regulus Solar Power Plant, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Regulus Solar Power Plant
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
MAGUNDENSubstation-AdjacentCAKern County230 kV300 MW5.8 yrs61.0
SYCAMORE COGENSubstation-AdjacentCAKern County230 kV300 MW5.8 yrs60.8
WHEELERSubstation-AdjacentCAKern County230 kV300 MW5.8 yrs60.6
KERNSubstation-AdjacentCAKern County230 kV300 MW5.8 yrs60.0
OMARSubstation-AdjacentCAKern County230 kV300 MW5.8 yrs60.0
WHEELER RIDGESubstation-AdjacentCAKern County230 kV300 MW5.8 yrs59.8
Greenfield (MIDWAY - WHIRLWIND)GreenfieldCAKern County500 kV1,000 MW5.8 yrs59.6
Greenfield (VINCENT - MIDWAY)GreenfieldCAKern County500 kV1,000 MW5.8 yrs58.8

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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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