Rifle Generating Station

Brownfield

Rifle, Garfield, Colorado · Tri-State G & T Assn, Inc

Legacy capacity
84
MW

Rifle Generating Station is a natural gas plant in Rifle, Garfield, Colorado, retired 2022-09-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 84 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 usenatural gas plant
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity84 MW
Retirement date2022-09-01
EIA plant ID#10755

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.1 mi
OperatorTri-State G & T Assn, Inc
Operator address56 B County Road 352, Rifle, CO, 81650
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a natural gas 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.

Nearby datacenter candidate sites

Scored candidate sites near Rifle Generating Station, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Rifle Generating Station
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN203894Substation-AdjacentCOGarfield County230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs66.7
TAP203975Substation-AdjacentCOGarfield County345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs64.4
STARKEY GULCHSubstation-AdjacentCOGarfield County230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs64.0
RIFLE UTESubstation-AdjacentCOGarfield County345 kV600 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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