Dean H Mitchell

Brownfield

Gary, Lake, Indiana · Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co

Legacy capacity
538
MW

Dean H Mitchell is a coal plant in Gary, Lake, Indiana, retired 2013-10-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 538 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 capacity538 MW
Retirement date2013-10-01
EIA plant ID#996

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.6 mi
OperatorNorthern Indiana Pub Serv Co
Operator address1 N. Clark Road, Gary, IN, 46401
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 Dean H Mitchell, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Dean H Mitchell
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN124436Substation-AdjacentILCook County345 kV600 MW2.2 yrs78.0
SHEFFIELDSubstation-AdjacentINLake County345 kV600 MW2.2 yrs76.9
UNKNOWN122269Substation-AdjacentILCook County345 kV600 MW2.2 yrs76.8
TAP160103Substation-AdjacentILCook County345 kV600 MW2.2 yrs76.6
BLUE ISLANDSubstation-AdjacentINLake County345 kV600 MW4.6 yrs75.9
BURNHAMSubstation-AdjacentILCook County345 kV600 MW2.2 yrs75.8
CrawfordBrownfieldILCook—805 MW—75.6
SHEFFIELDSubstation-AdjacentINLake County345 kV600 MW4.6 yrs75.4

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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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