Boulder Canyon Hydro

Brownfield

Boulder, Boulder, Colorado · Boulder City of

Legacy capacity
20
MW

Boulder Canyon Hydro is a former hydro site in Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, retired 2012-09-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 20 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 hydro site
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity20 MW
Retirement date2012-09-01
EIA plant ID#466

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.0 mi
OperatorBoulder City of
Operator address37788 Boulder Canyon Drive, Boulder, CO, 80306
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a former hydro 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 Boulder Canyon Hydro, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Boulder Canyon Hydro
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
CHEROKEESubstation-AdjacentCODenver County230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs75.1
LACOMBESubstation-AdjacentCODenver County230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs72.0
ELATISubstation-AdjacentCODenver County230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs71.8
DAKOTASubstation-AdjacentCODenver County230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs71.5
MONROESubstation-AdjacentCODenver County230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs71.4
UNKNOWN201488Substation-AdjacentCOBroomfield County230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs70.4
RUSSELLSubstation-AdjacentCODenver County230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs70.1
ARVADASubstation-AdjacentCODenver County230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs70.1

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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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