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Seaford Delaware Plant

Brownfield

Seaford, Sussex, Delaware · Invista

Legacy capacity
30
MW

Seaford Delaware Plant is a natural gas plant in Seaford, Sussex, Delaware, retired 2010-01-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 30 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 capacity30 MW
Retirement date2010-01-01
EIA plant ID#10793

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.1 mi
OperatorInvista
Operator address25876 DuPont Rd, Seaford, DE, 19973
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.

Site conditions & market — Sussex County

County-level intelligence for this site's location — the power economics, water, hazard, connectivity, and workforce a developer screens before ever visiting. Assembled from FEMA NRI, BLS QCEW, FCC BDC, USGS water-use, and EIA.

Market & workforce

Total employment (laborshed)81,731
IT / tech employment74
Construction employment6,102
Land value$9,642/acre

Power economics & interconnection

Commercial power rate11.11¢/kWh
Industrial power rate9.38¢/kWh
Load growth (FERC-714)0.6%

Water & cooling

Water stressLow
Public water supply13.9 MGD
Industrial water use12.9 MGD
Cooling degree days1,100
Mean annual temp55°F

Hazard, flood & connectivity

FEMA risk index18.0 · Relatively Low
Fiber providers7 · 24% served

County-level context — address-level utility offerings and flood zoning vary within the county. Confirm site-specific service with the utility and a Phase I ESA.

Nearby brownfield & retired-generation sites

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

SiteFormer useLegacy MWDistanceCleanup status
Indian River Generating Stationcoal plant34021.4 mi—

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 Seaford Delaware Plant, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Seaford Delaware Plant
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN128222Substation-AdjacentDESussex County230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs61.7
UNKNOWN128197Substation-AdjacentDESussex County230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs59.8
UNKNOWN128236Substation-AdjacentDESussex County230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs59.0
EC Near Seaford Delaware PlantGreenfieldDESussex——1.5 yrs57.9
EC Near Indian River Generating StationGreenfieldDESussex——1.5 yrs57.7
UNKNOWN123228Substation-AdjacentMDCaroline County230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs57.7
EC Near Seaford Delaware PlantGreenfieldDESussex——1.5 yrs57.6
OZ WicomicoGreenfieldMDWicomico——3.5 yrs57.5

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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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