Dreher Pickle Plant

Brownfield

Fort Collins, Colorado

Legacy capacity
1
MW

Dreher Pickle Plant is a former power_plant site in Fort Collins, 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 power_plant site
Site typeepa_brownfield
Existing capacity1 MW

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.9 mi
Cleanup statuscleanup_complete
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a former power_plant 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 Dreher Pickle Plant, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Dreher Pickle Plant
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN203998Substation-AdjacentWYLaramie County230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs71.2
RAWHIDESubstation-AdjacentCOLarimer County230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs67.7
AULTSubstation-AdjacentCOWeld County345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs67.5
HARMONYSubstation-AdjacentCOLarimer County230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs67.4
PORTNERSubstation-AdjacentCOLarimer County230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs66.9
FORT ST VRAINSubstation-AdjacentCOBroomfield County230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs66.4
ROCKPORTSubstation-AdjacentWYLaramie County115 kV100 MW1.7 yrs65.5
BOYDSubstation-AdjacentCOBoulder County230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs65.3

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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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