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Middletown Landfill - Wilton

Brownfield

Middletown, Connecticut

Middletown Landfill - Wilton is a former landfill site in Middletown, Connecticut. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for utility-scale 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

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation1.1 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 brownfield & retired-generation sites

A proximity screen of other retired-plant, contaminated, and EPA-flagged sites near Middletown Landfill - Wilton — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.

SiteFormer useLegacy MWDistanceCleanup status
Middletownoil plant694.0 mi—
A L Pierceoil plant2311.6 mi—
John Street 1, 3, 4 & 5oil plant711.7 mi—
Evansville Avenue Landfillformer landfill site17.3 micleanup_complete
Hartford CT Landfill (solar)former landfill site115.2 micleanup_complete
Middletown Landfill - Westonformer landfill site—0.0 micleanup_complete

Derived from GridCensus's retired-generator & EPA brownfield dataset. Not a substitute for an ASTM E1527 Phase I environmental radius report.

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Nearby datacenter candidate sites

Scored candidate sites near Middletown Landfill - Wilton, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Middletown Landfill - Wilton
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
NEW HAVEN HARBORSubstation-AdjacentCTSouth Central Connecticut Planning Region345 kV600 MW3.9 yrs69.1
TAP136499Substation-AdjacentCTCapitol Planning Region345 kV600 MW3.9 yrs68.7
MANCHESTERSubstation-AdjacentCTCapitol Planning Region345 kV600 MW3.9 yrs68.6
NO. WALLSubstation-AdjacentCTLower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region345 kV600 MW3.9 yrs68.5
BARBOUR HILLSubstation-AdjacentCTCapitol Planning Region345 kV600 MW3.9 yrs68.2
NORTH BLOOMFIELDSubstation-AdjacentCTCapitol Planning Region345 kV600 MW3.9 yrs68.2
SOUTHINGTONSubstation-AdjacentCTNaugatuck Valley Planning Region345 kV600 MW3.9 yrs68.1
KLEENSubstation-AdjacentCTLower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region345 kV600 MW3.9 yrs67.9

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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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