San Diego State University

Brownfield

San Diego, San Diego, California · San Diego State University

Legacy capacity
3
MW

San Diego State University is a natural gas plant in San Diego, San Diego, California, retired 2002-12-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 3 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 capacity3 MW
Retirement date2002-12-01
EIA plant ID#50061

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation5.0 mi
OperatorSan Diego State University
Operator address5500 Campanile Drive, San Diego, CA, 92182
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.

Nearby datacenter candidate sites

Scored candidate sites near San Diego State University, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near San Diego State University
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
MIGUELSubstation-AdjacentCASan Diego County500 kV1,000 MW5.7 yrs66.3
OLD TOWNSubstation-AdjacentCASan Diego County230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs64.0
PENASQUITOSSubstation-AdjacentCASan Diego County230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs63.4
SUNCRESTSubstation-AdjacentCASan Diego County500 kV1,000 MW5.7 yrs63.4
ESCONDIDOSubstation-AdjacentCASan Diego County230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs62.6
LOS COCHESSubstation-AdjacentCASan Diego County230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs62.0
PALOMARSubstation-AdjacentCASan Diego County230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs61.3
OTAY MESASubstation-AdjacentCASan Diego County230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs60.7

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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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