St Joseph Energy Center

Brownfield

New Carlisle, St Joseph, Indiana · St Joseph Energy Center LLC

Legacy capacity
1,406
MW

St Joseph Energy Center is a natural gas plant in New Carlisle, St Joseph, Indiana. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 1,406 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 capacity1,406 MW
EIA plant ID#57794

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.6 mi
OperatorSt Joseph Energy Center LLC
Operator address54745 Walnut Rd, New Carlisle, IN, 46552
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.

Nearby datacenter candidate sites

Scored candidate sites near St Joseph Energy Center, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near St Joseph Energy Center
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
DUMONTSubstation-AdjacentINSt. Joseph County765 kV1,000 MW2.2 yrs80.4
ST. JOHNSubstation-AdjacentINSt. Joseph County345 kV600 MW2.2 yrs80.3
KENZIE CREEKSubstation-AdjacentMICass County345 kV600 MW2.2 yrs77.2
COOKSubstation-AdjacentMIBerrien County765 kV1,000 MW2.2 yrs75.5
JACKSON ROADSubstation-AdjacentINSt. Joseph County345 kV600 MW3.0 yrs73.7
OLIVESubstation-AdjacentINLaPorte County345 kV600 MW2.2 yrs73.5
Greenfield (KENZIE CREEK - COOK)GreenfieldMICass County345 kV600 MW2.2 yrs73.4
DUMONTSubstation-AdjacentINMarshall County765 kV1,000 MW3.0 yrs72.7

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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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