Greenfield Light Plant

Brownfield

Greenfield, Adair, Iowa · City of Greenfield - (IA)

Legacy capacity
6
MW

Greenfield Light Plant is a oil plant in Greenfield, Adair, Iowa, retired 2018-12-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 6 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 capacity6 MW
Retirement date2018-12-01
EIA plant ID#1144

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation7.0 mi
OperatorCity of Greenfield - (IA)
Operator address207 S 1st Street, Greenfield, IA, 50849
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.

Nearby datacenter candidate sites

Scored candidate sites near Greenfield Light Plant, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Greenfield Light Plant
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
ROLLING HILLSSubstation-AdjacentIAAdams County345 kV600 MW1.4 yrs72.7
GUTHRIE CENTERSubstation-AdjacentIAGuthrie County161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs68.7
UNKNOWN131419Substation-AdjacentIAMadison County161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs67.9
UNKNOWN137682Substation-AdjacentIAGuthrie County161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs67.0
Greenfield (ROLLING HILLS - MADISON COUNTY)GreenfieldIAUnion County345 kV600 MW1.4 yrs66.3
Greenfield (ROLLING HILLS - MADISON COUNTY)GreenfieldIAMadison County345 kV600 MW1.4 yrs66.3
UNKNOWN131000Substation-AdjacentIACass County161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs66.3
Greenfield (ATCHISON - BOONEVILLE)GreenfieldIAMadison County345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs66.1

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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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