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 substation16.1 mi
OperatorSierra Pacific Industries
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.

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
TAP302668Substation-AdjacentCAPlumas County230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs58.2
BUCKS CREEKSubstation-AdjacentCAPlumas County230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs57.5
BELDENSubstation-AdjacentCAPlumas County230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs53.7
CARIBOUSubstation-AdjacentCAPlumas County230 kV300 MW5.7 yrs53.2
Rock Creek DamBrownfieldCAPlumas—4 MW—52.2
BUTT VALLEYSubstation-AdjacentCAPlumas County115 kV100 MW5.7 yrs50.4
SLY CREEKSubstation-AdjacentCAYuba County115 kV100 MW5.7 yrs47.7
KANAKASubstation-AdjacentCAButte County115 kV100 MW5.7 yrs47.0

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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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