New Rifle Mill

Brownfield

Rifle, Colorado

Legacy capacity
2
MW

New Rifle Mill is a former brownfield site in Rifle, Colorado. 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
Acreage130 ac

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation2.0 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 datacenter candidate sites

Scored candidate sites near New Rifle Mill, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near New Rifle Mill
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN203894Substation-AdjacentCOGarfield County230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs66.7
TAP203975Substation-AdjacentCOGarfield County345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs64.4
RIFLE UTESubstation-AdjacentCOGarfield County345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs64.0
STARKEY GULCHSubstation-AdjacentCOGarfield County230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs64.0
PARACHUTESubstation-AdjacentCOGarfield County230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs62.9
MIDDLE FORKSubstation-AdjacentCOGarfield County230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs62.5
WHEELERSubstation-AdjacentCOGarfield County230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs61.9
UPPER MOLINASubstation-AdjacentCODelta County115 kV100 MW1.7 yrs60.9

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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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