Valero Refinery Cogeneration Unit 2
BrownfieldBenicia, Solano, California · Valero Refining Co California
Valero Refinery Cogeneration Unit 2 is a natural gas plant in Benicia, Solano, California. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 51 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
Grid hookup & remediation
Site conditions & market — Solano 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
Power economics & interconnection
Water & cooling
Hazard, flood & connectivity
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 Valero Refinery Cogeneration Unit 2 — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.
| Site | Former use | Legacy MW | Distance | Cleanup status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunters Point | natural gas plant | 427 | 27.1 mi | — |
| San Francisco Electric Reliability Proj | natural gas plant | 152 | 23.9 mi | — |
| Dynegy Oakland Power Plant | oil plant | 75 | 20.6 mi | — |
| Richmond Cogen | natural gas plant | 43 | 16.4 mi | — |
| Phillips 66 Carbon Plant | oil plant | 27 | 6.4 mi | — |
| PSEG Pittsburg Solar Energy Center | former rcra site | 25 | 13.7 mi | cleanup_complete |
| Richmond Refinery TG800 | natural gas plant | 21 | 16.7 mi | — |
| MCE Solar One (Chevron Richmond Refinery) | former landfill site | 11 | 14.6 mi | cleanup_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 Valero Refinery Cogeneration Unit 2, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | State | County | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunters Point | Brownfield | CA | San Mateo County | 115 kV | 427 MW | 5.7 yrs | 58.9 |
| EMBARCADERO | Substation-Adjacent | CA | Contra Costa County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 8.2 yrs | 57.6 |
| MARTIN | Substation-Adjacent | CA | San Mateo County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 8.2 yrs | 56.2 |
| VACA-DIXON | Substation-Adjacent | CA | Solano County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 8.2 yrs | 55.5 |
| Richmond Refinery TG800 | Brownfield | CA | Marin County | 115 kV | 21 MW | 5.7 yrs | 55.1 |
| STATION G | Substation-Adjacent | CA | Marin County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 8.2 yrs | 55.1 |
| CASTRO VALLEY | Substation-Adjacent | CA | Alameda County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 8.2 yrs | 54.7 |
| CASTRO VALLEY TAP | Substation-Adjacent | CA | Alameda County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 8.2 yrs | 54.6 |
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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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