Boulder Cowdery Meadows Solar Array

Brownfield

Boulder, Colorado

Legacy capacity
1
MW

Boulder Cowdery Meadows Solar Array is a former landfill site in Boulder, Colorado. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 1 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 landfill site
Site typeepa_brownfield
Existing capacity1 MW
Acreage4 ac

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.3 mi
Cleanup statuscleanup_complete
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a former landfill 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 Cowdery Meadows Solar Array, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Boulder Cowdery Meadows Solar Array
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
CHEROKEESubstation-AdjacentCODenver County230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs75.1
LACOMBESubstation-AdjacentCODenver County230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs72.0
JEWELLSubstation-AdjacentCODenver County230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs71.9
ELATISubstation-AdjacentCODenver County230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs71.8
DAKOTASubstation-AdjacentCODenver County230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs71.5
MONROESubstation-AdjacentCODenver County230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs71.4
UNKNOWN205122Substation-AdjacentCODenver County230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs71.3
UNKNOWN201488Substation-AdjacentCOBroomfield County230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs70.4

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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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