Norwood Landfill Community Solar

Brownfield

Norwood, Colorado

Legacy capacity
0
MW

Norwood Landfill Community Solar is a former landfill site in Norwood, Colorado. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 0 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 capacity0 MW

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation1.0 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 Norwood Landfill Community Solar, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Norwood Landfill Community Solar
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
MONTROSESubstation-AdjacentCOMontrose County345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs66.4
NORTH MESASubstation-AdjacentCOMontrose County115 kV100 MW1.7 yrs62.7
TAP203988Substation-AdjacentCOMontrose County115 kV100 MW1.7 yrs62.5
Greenfield (GRAND JUNCTION - MONTROSE)GreenfieldCOMontrose County345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs62.0
UNKNOWN203759Substation-AdjacentCOSan Juan County115 kV100 MW1.7 yrs60.0
Greenfield (MONTROSE - HESPERUS)GreenfieldCOMontrose County345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs59.9
Greenfield (MONTROSE - HESPERUS)GreenfieldCOMontrose County345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs59.5
UNKNOWN203905Substation-AdjacentCOSan Miguel County115 kV100 MW1.7 yrs58.1

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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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