McKees Solar Park
BrownfieldNewark, Delaware
McKees Solar Park is a former landfill site in Newark, Delaware. 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
Grid hookup & remediation
Nearby brownfield & retired-generation sites
A proximity screen of other retired-plant, contaminated, and EPA-flagged sites near McKees Solar Park — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.
| Site | Former use | Legacy MW | Distance | Cleanup status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deepwater | natural gas plant | 683 | 13.3 mi | — |
| Chester Operations | oil plant | 67 | 24.1 mi | — |
| North and South Peninsula | former manufacturing site | 2 | 12.8 mi | cleanup_complete |
| Delaware City Plant | natural gas plant | 1 | 9.1 mi | — |
| SECCRA Community Landfill | natural gas plant | 1 | 13.6 mi | — |
| Ashland Solar Carports | former landfill site | 1 | 12.8 mi | cleanup_complete |
| DuPont Newport | former superfund site | 1 | 8.5 mi | cleanup_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 McKees Solar Park, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | State | County | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RED LION | Substation-Adjacent | DE | New Castle County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 3.8 yrs | 70.1 |
| KEENEY | Substation-Adjacent | DE | New Castle County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 3.8 yrs | 70.1 |
| McKees Solar Park | Brownfield | DE | New Castle | — | 0 MW | 3.8 yrs | 68.8 |
| UNKNOWN130225 | Substation-Adjacent | DE | Delaware County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.8 yrs | 68.2 |
| DuPont Newport | Brownfield | DE | New Castle | — | 1 MW | 3.8 yrs | 68.1 |
| UNKNOWN128234 | Substation-Adjacent | DE | Delaware County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.8 yrs | 67.3 |
| CLAYMONT | Substation-Adjacent | DE | Delaware County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.8 yrs | 67.0 |
| HARMONY | Substation-Adjacent | DE | New Castle County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.8 yrs | 66.2 |
Nearby internet exchanges
- Netrality Philadelphia - 401 N BroadPhiladelphia, PA · 48 networks
- Equinix PH1 - PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA · 20 networks
- Crown Castle Philadelphia (401 N Broad)Philadelphia, PA · 11 networks
- Quonix Datacenter (2401 Locust St)Philadelphia, PA · 7 networks
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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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