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Westlands Solar Park Phase I

Brownfield

Fresno, California

Legacy capacity
2
MW

Westlands Solar Park Phase I is a former brownfield site in Fresno, California. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 2 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 brownfield site
Site typeepa_brownfield
Existing capacity2 MW
Acreage21,000 ac

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.5 mi
Cleanup statuscleanup_complete
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a former brownfield 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 brownfield & retired-generation sites

A proximity screen of other retired-plant, contaminated, and EPA-flagged sites near Westlands Solar Park Phase I — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.

SiteFormer useLegacy MWDistanceCleanup status
Aquamarine Solar Projectformer brownfield site2500.0 micleanup_complete
Helms Energy Centernatural gas plant4823.9 mi—
Fresno Cogen Partnersnatural gas plant3220.5 mi—
Algonquin Power Sanger LLCnatural gas plant1315.0 mi—
Dinuba Energyformer biomass site1225.4 mi—
Kerckhoffformer hydro site1125.2 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 Westlands Solar Park Phase I, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Westlands Solar Park Phase I
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
OZ FresnoGreenfieldCAFresno——5.7 yrs53.9
ASHLAN AVESubstation-AdjacentCAFresno County230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs53.9
GREGGSubstation-AdjacentCAFresno County230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs53.7
BORDENSubstation-AdjacentCAFresno County230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs53.2
UNKNOWN301827Substation-AdjacentCAFresno County230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs53.1
TAP307972Substation-AdjacentCAFresno County230 kV300 MW8.2 yrs53.1
MANCHESTERSubstation-AdjacentCAFresno County115 kV100 MW8.2 yrs52.5
OZ FresnoGreenfieldCAFresno——5.7 yrs52.0

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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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