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Comanche (CO)

Brownfield

Pueblo, Pueblo, Colorado · Public Service Co of Colorado

Legacy capacity
383
MW

Comanche (CO) is a coal plant in Pueblo, Pueblo, Colorado, retired 2022-12-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 383 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 usecoal plant
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity383 MW
Retirement date2022-12-01
EIA plant ID#470

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.2 mi
Operator address2005 Lime Rd., Pueblo, CO, 81006
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a coal 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 — Pueblo 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)50,986
IT / tech employment40
Construction employment4,196
Land value$1,659/acre
Datacenter tax incentivesales_tax_exemption

Power economics & interconnection

Commercial power rate13.62¢/kWh
Industrial power rate9.08¢/kWh
Load growth (FERC-714)1.4%

Water & cooling

Water stressHigh
Public water supply41.3 MGD
Industrial water use32.7 MGD
Cooling degree days700
Mean annual temp46°F

Hazard, flood & connectivity

FEMA risk index25.0 · Relatively Moderate
Fiber providers8 · 67% 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 Comanche (CO) — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.

SiteFormer useLegacy MWDistanceCleanup status
Pueblo Airport Generating Stationnatural gas plant1008.2 mi—
Pueblonatural gas plant234.6 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 Comanche (CO), ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Comanche (CO)
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
COMANCHESubstation-AdjacentCOPueblo County345 kV600 MW6.9 yrs64.5
MIDWAYSubstation-AdjacentCOEl Paso County345 kV600 MW6.9 yrs64.0
EC Near Pueblo Airport Generating StationGreenfieldCOPueblo——1.7 yrs61.2
OZ PuebloGreenfieldCOPueblo——1.7 yrs61.0
EC Near Pueblo Airport Generating StationGreenfieldCOPueblo——1.7 yrs60.9
EC Near Pueblo Airport Generating StationGreenfieldCOPueblo——1.7 yrs60.5
BOONESubstation-AdjacentCOPueblo County230 kV300 MW6.9 yrs60.0
PUEBLOSubstation-AdjacentCOPueblo County230 kV300 MW6.9 yrs59.8

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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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