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Richmond Refinery TG800

Brownfield

Richmond, Contra Costa, California · Chevron Products Company-Richmond

Legacy capacity
21
MW

Richmond Refinery TG800 is a natural gas plant in Richmond, Contra Costa, California, retired 2006-01-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 21 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 capacity21 MW
Retirement date2006-01-01
EIA plant ID#52105

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.6 mi
Operator address841 Chevron Way, Richmond, CA, 94802
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 — Contra Costa 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)322,307
IT / tech employment536
Construction employment27,904
Land value$9,199/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 supply140.0 MGD
Industrial water use3.3 MGD
Cooling degree days1,000
Mean annual temp59°F

Hazard, flood & connectivity

FEMA risk index48.0 · Relatively High
Fiber providers6 · 43% 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 Richmond Refinery TG800 — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.

SiteFormer useLegacy MWDistanceCleanup status
Hunters Pointnatural gas plant42713.7 mi—
San Francisco Electric Reliability Projnatural gas plant15210.1 mi—
Dynegy Oakland Power Plantoil plant7511.1 mi—
Valero Refinery Cogeneration Unit 2natural gas plant5116.7 mi—
San Francisco Intl Airport Ct Projectnatural gas plant4820.5 mi—
Richmond Cogennatural gas plant430.7 mi—
Phillips 66 Carbon Plantoil plant2710.3 mi—
MCE Solar One (Chevron Richmond Refinery)former landfill site112.1 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 Richmond Refinery TG800, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Richmond Refinery TG800
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
Hunters PointBrownfieldCASan Mateo County115 kV427 MW5.7 yrs61.3
EMBARCADEROSubstation-AdjacentCAContra Costa County230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs59.5
MARTINSubstation-AdjacentCASan Mateo County230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs58.4
EASTSHORESubstation-AdjacentCAAlameda County230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs58.1
STATION GSubstation-AdjacentCAMarin County230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs57.3
CASTRO VALLEYSubstation-AdjacentCAAlameda County230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs56.9
CASTRO VALLEY TAPSubstation-AdjacentCAAlameda County230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs56.8
Richmond Refinery TG800BrownfieldCAMarin County115 kV21 MW5.7 yrs56.8

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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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