Downtown Dubuque Solar Garden

Brownfield

Dubuque, Iowa

Legacy capacity
1
MW

Downtown Dubuque Solar Garden is a former manufacturing site in Dubuque, Iowa. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 1 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 useformer manufacturing site
Site typeepa_brownfield
Existing capacity1 MW
Acreage6 ac

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation1.9 mi
Cleanup statuscleanup_complete
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a former manufacturing site 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 Downtown Dubuque Solar Garden, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Downtown Dubuque Solar Garden
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN131373Substation-AdjacentIAJackson County345 kV600 MW1.4 yrs75.4
DUBUQUESubstation-AdjacentIADubuque County161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs70.7
HICKORY CREEKSubstation-AdjacentIADubuque County161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs70.2
Greenfield (SALEM - HAZLETON)GreenfieldIADubuque County345 kV600 MW1.4 yrs70.1
Greenfield (SALEM - HAZLETON)GreenfieldIADubuque County345 kV600 MW1.4 yrs69.9
UNKNOWN131370Substation-AdjacentIADubuque County161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs69.3
SALEMSubstation-AdjacentIADubuque County345 kV600 MW1.4 yrs68.8
UNKNOWN121920Substation-AdjacentILJo Daviess County161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs68.7

Nearby internet exchanges

  • USSHCMonticello, IA · 1 networks

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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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