W N Clark

Brownfield

Canon City, Fremont, Colorado · Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC

Legacy capacity
44
MW

W N Clark is a coal plant in Canon City, Fremont, Colorado, retired 2013-12-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 44 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 capacity44 MW
Retirement date2013-12-01
EIA plant ID#462

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.0 mi
OperatorBlack Hills Colorado Electric, LLC
Operator address550 Hwy 50 West, Canon City, CO, 81212
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.

Nearby datacenter candidate sites

Scored candidate sites near W N Clark, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near W N Clark
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
WEST CANONSubstation-AdjacentCOFremont County230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs64.2
UNKNOWN201803Substation-AdjacentCOTeller County115 kV100 MW1.7 yrs61.6
UNKNOWN203925Substation-AdjacentCOFremont County115 kV100 MW1.7 yrs61.4
UNKNOWN202805Substation-AdjacentCOFremont County115 kV100 MW1.7 yrs61.2
Greenfield (WEST CANON - MIDWAY)GreenfieldCOFremont County230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs61.1
TAP204062Substation-AdjacentCOFremont County115 kV100 MW1.7 yrs61.0
TAP208118Substation-AdjacentCOFremont County115 kV100 MW1.7 yrs60.5
Greenfield (WEST CANON - MIDWAY)GreenfieldCOFremont County230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs60.1

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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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