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Connersville

Brownfield

Connersville, Fayette, Indiana · Duke Energy Indiana, LLC

Legacy capacity
84
MW

Connersville is a oil plant in Connersville, Fayette, Indiana, retired 2018-06-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 84 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 capacity84 MW
Retirement date2018-06-01
EIA plant ID#1002

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.0 mi
Operator addressRR 2, Connersville, IN, 47300
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.

Site conditions & market — Fayette 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)4,969
Construction employment92
Land value$9,205/acre
Datacenter tax incentivesales_tax_exemption

Power economics & interconnection

Commercial power rate12.15¢/kWh
Industrial power rate8.34¢/kWh
Load growth (FERC-714)0.9%

Water & cooling

Water stressLow
Public water supply2.4 MGD
Industrial water use0.0 MGD
Cooling degree days1,000
Mean annual temp52°F

Hazard, flood & connectivity

FEMA risk index32.0 · Relatively Moderate
Fiber providers6 · 82% 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.

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Nearby datacenter candidate sites

Scored candidate sites near Connersville, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Connersville
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
GREENSBOROSubstation-AdjacentINHenry County345 kV600 MW3.8 yrs61.6
BATESVILLESubstation-AdjacentINRipley County345 kV600 MW3.8 yrs61.4
UNKNOWN167570Substation-AdjacentINHenry County345 kV600 MW3.8 yrs61.2
UNKNOWN124876Substation-AdjacentINFranklin County138 kV100 MW3.8 yrs58.8
EC Near ConnersvilleGreenfieldINFayette——3.0 yrs58.4
UNKNOWN125259Substation-AdjacentINFayette County138 kV100 MW3.8 yrs57.4
EC Near Cabin Creek Renewable Energy StationGreenfieldINRandolph——3.0 yrs57.3
OZ HenryGreenfieldINHenry——3.0 yrs57.0

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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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