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Sierra Pacific Quincy Facility

Brownfield

Quincy, Plumas, California · Sierra Pacific Industries

Legacy capacity
28
MW

Sierra Pacific Quincy Facility is a former biomass site in Quincy, Plumas, California, retired 2018-03-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 28 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 biomass site
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity28 MW
Retirement date2018-03-01
EIA plant ID#50112

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.2 mi
Operator address1538 Lee Road, Quincy, CA, 95971
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a former biomass 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.

Site conditions & market — Plumas 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)4,102
Construction employment381
Land value$4,222/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 supply2.1 MGD
Industrial water use1.4 MGD
Cooling degree days1,000
Mean annual temp59°F

Hazard, flood & connectivity

FEMA risk index48.0 · Relatively High
Fiber providers4 · 35% 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 Sierra Pacific Quincy Facility — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.

SiteFormer useLegacy MWDistanceCleanup status
Collins Pine Projectformer biomass site1230.7 mi—
Rock Creek Damformer hydro site420.0 mi—
Kanakaformer hydro site133.5 mi—

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 Sierra Pacific Quincy Facility, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Sierra Pacific Quincy Facility
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
BUCKS CREEKSubstation-AdjacentCAPlumas County230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs51.8
BELDENSubstation-AdjacentCAPlumas County230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs51.0
TAP302668Substation-AdjacentCAPlumas County230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs50.8
CARIBOUSubstation-AdjacentCAPlumas County230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs50.6
Collins Pine ProjectBrownfieldCAPlumas County35 kV12 MW5.7 yrs47.7
KANAKASubstation-AdjacentCAButte County115 kV100 MW8.2 yrs46.3
OZ PlumasGreenfieldCAPlumas——5.7 yrs45.6
EAST QUINCYSubstation-AdjacentCAPlumas County69 kV50 MW8.2 yrs45.5

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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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