Indian River Generating Station

Brownfield

Dagsboro, Sussex, Delaware · Indian River Operations Inc

Legacy capacity
340
MW

Indian River Generating Station is a coal plant in Dagsboro, Sussex, Delaware, retired 2014-01-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 340 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 capacity340 MW
Retirement date2014-01-01
EIA plant ID#594

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.3 mi
OperatorIndian River Operations Inc
Operator address29416 Power Plant Road, Dagsboro, DE, 19939
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 Indian River Generating Station, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Indian River Generating Station
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
Indian River Generating StationBrownfieldDESussex340 MW71.4
UNKNOWN128222Substation-AdjacentDESussex County230 kV300 MW3.1 yrs67.8
UNKNOWN128197Substation-AdjacentDESussex County230 kV300 MW3.1 yrs66.9
UNKNOWN123250Substation-AdjacentMDWicomico County230 kV300 MW3.1 yrs66.4
ROBINSONVILLESubstation-AdjacentDESussex County138 kV100 MW1.5 yrs64.8
UNKNOWN128214Substation-AdjacentMDWicomico County138 kV100 MW3.1 yrs64.7
UNKNOWN128195Substation-AdjacentMDCaroline County138 kV100 MW3.1 yrs64.5
ANGOLASubstation-AdjacentDESussex County138 kV100 MW1.5 yrs64.3

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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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