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Frank E Ratts

Brownfield

Petersburg, Pike, Indiana · Hoosier Energy R E C, Inc

Legacy capacity
233
MW

Frank E Ratts is a coal plant in Petersburg, Pike, Indiana, retired 2015-03-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 233 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 capacity233 MW
Retirement date2015-03-01
EIA plant ID#1043

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.2 mi
Operator address6825 N. Blackburn Rd., Petersburg, IN, 47567
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.

Site conditions & market — Pike 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)1,923
Construction employment42
Land value$5,920/acre
Datacenter tax incentivesales_tax_exemption

Power economics & interconnection

Commercial power rate13.29¢/kWh
Industrial power rate9.00¢/kWh
Load growth (FERC-714)0.9%

Water & cooling

Water stressLow
Public water supply1.0 MGD
Industrial water use0.0 MGD
Cooling degree days1,000
Mean annual temp52°F

Hazard, flood & connectivity

FEMA risk index32.0 · Relatively Moderate
Fiber providers7 · 55% 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 Frank E Ratts — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.

SiteFormer useLegacy MWDistanceCleanup status
AES Petersburgcoal plant8050.9 mi—
Edwardsportcoal plant14419.8 mi—
Crane Navalformer landfill site1732.5 micleanup_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 Frank E Ratts, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Frank E Ratts
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
PETERSBURG STATIONSubstation-AdjacentINPike County345 kV600 MW3.8 yrs65.8
DUFFSubstation-AdjacentINDubois County345 kV600 MW3.8 yrs61.8
EDWARDSPORT STATION IGCCSubstation-AdjacentINDaviess County345 kV600 MW3.8 yrs61.5
FRANCISCOSubstation-AdjacentINGibson County345 kV600 MW3.8 yrs61.4
WHEATLAND STATIONSubstation-AdjacentINKnox County345 kV600 MW3.8 yrs60.6
EC Coal Gibson CountyGreenfieldINGibson County——3.0 yrs59.6
UNKNOWN127546Substation-AdjacentINVanderburgh County138 kV100 MW3.8 yrs59.4
UNKNOWN125561Substation-AdjacentINVanderburgh County138 kV100 MW3.8 yrs59.4

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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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