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VESI Pomona

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Pomona, Los Angeles, California · VESI Pomona Energy Storage, Inc.

Legacy capacity
46
MW

VESI Pomona is a natural gas plant in Pomona, Los Angeles, California, retired 2019-09-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 46 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 capacity46 MW
Retirement date2019-09-01
EIA plant ID#50300

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.0 mi
Operator address1507 Mount Vernon Ave., Pomona, CA, 91768
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.

Site conditions & market — Los Angeles 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)3,896,707
IT / tech employment11,694
Construction employment150,197
Land value$21,834/acre

Power economics & interconnection

Commercial power rate19.05¢/kWh
Industrial power rate16.25¢/kWh
Load growth (FERC-714)1.3%

Water & cooling

Water stressHigh
Public water supply1256.4 MGD
Industrial water use103.3 MGD
Cooling degree days1,000
Mean annual temp59°F

Hazard, flood & connectivity

FEMA risk index48.0 · Relatively High
Fiber providers25 · 59% 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 VESI Pomona — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.

SiteFormer useLegacy MWDistanceCleanup status
Haynesnatural gas plant1,14627.6 mi—
AES Alamitos LLCnatural gas plant94027.5 mi—
Broadway (CA)natural gas plant16721.9 mi—
Anaheim GTnatural gas plant4915.0 mi—
Corona Energy Partners, Ltdnatural gas plant4717.5 mi—
New-Indy Ontario Millnatural gas plant3413.4 mi—
California Institute of Technologynatural gas plant2220.8 mi—
Puente Hills Energy Recoverynatural gas plant1314.5 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 VESI Pomona, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near VESI Pomona
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
Broadway (CA)BrownfieldCALos Angeles County66 kV167 MW5.7 yrs62.4
HAYNESSubstation-AdjacentCAOrange County230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs60.6
SERRANOSubstation-AdjacentCAOrange County500 kV1,000 MW8.2 yrs60.2
Anaheim GTBrownfieldCAOrange County66 kV49 MW5.7 yrs59.0
Paramount RefineryBrownfieldCALos Angeles County66 kV7 MW5.7 yrs59.0
MIRA LOMASubstation-AdjacentCAOrange County500 kV1,000 MW8.2 yrs58.6
LINDESubstation-AdjacentCAOrange County500 kV1,000 MW8.2 yrs58.3
RANCHO VISTASubstation-AdjacentCAOrange County500 kV1,000 MW8.2 yrs58.2

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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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