Port Allen (HI)

Brownfield

Eleele, Kauai, Hawaii · Kauai Island Utility Cooperative

Legacy capacity
10
MW

Port Allen (HI) is a oil plant in Eleele, Kauai, Hawaii, retired 2019-02-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 10 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 useoil plant
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity10 MW
Retirement date2019-02-01
EIA plant ID#6474

Grid hookup & remediation

OperatorKauai Island Utility Cooperative
Operator address261 Akaula St, Eleele, HI, 96705
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a oil 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 Port Allen (HI), ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Port Allen (HI)
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
OZ KauaiGreenfieldHIKauai3.5 yrs52.0
OZ KauaiGreenfieldHIKauai3.5 yrs50.9
Kalaheo HydroBrownfieldHIKauai County1 MW3.5 yrs50.4
Gay RobinsonBrownfieldHIKauai County4 MW3.5 yrs49.5
Port Allen (HI)BrownfieldHIKauai County10 MW3.5 yrs49.4
Project FaithIndustrialHIKauai County42.5
Lihue Plantation Sugar MillIndustrialHIKauai County41.8
Mine SiteFormer MineHIKauai County41.3

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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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