SF State University

Brownfield

San Francisco, San Francisco, California · Pacific Gas & Electric Co.

Legacy capacity
1
MW

SF State University is a natural gas plant in San Francisco, San Francisco, California, retired 2021-05-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 1 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 capacity1 MW
Retirement date2021-05-01
EIA plant ID#57043

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation2.5 mi
OperatorPacific Gas & Electric Co.
Operator address1600 Holloway Ave, San Francisco, CA, 94132
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 SF State University, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near SF State University
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
MARTINSubstation-AdjacentCASan Mateo County230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs63.4
ROSSMOORSubstation-AdjacentCAContra Costa County230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs62.7
EMBARCADEROSubstation-AdjacentCAContra Costa County230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs62.4
POTREROSubstation-AdjacentCASan Mateo County230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs62.1
S.L.A.C.Substation-AdjacentCASan Mateo County230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs62.0
San Francisco Electric Reliability ProjBrownfieldCAContra Costa152 MW61.9
EASTSHORESubstation-AdjacentCAAlameda County230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs61.2
RAVENSWOODSubstation-AdjacentCASan Mateo County230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs61.0

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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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