Milwaukee & St. Paul Rail Yard Company Solar

Brownfield

Perry, Iowa

Legacy capacity
1
MW

Milwaukee & St. Paul Rail Yard Company Solar is a former brownfield site in Perry, 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 brownfield site
Site typeepa_brownfield
Existing capacity1 MW
Acreage138 ac

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation1.7 mi
Cleanup statuscleanup_complete
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a former brownfield 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 Milwaukee & St. Paul Rail Yard Company Solar, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Milwaukee & St. Paul Rail Yard Company Solar
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
NORWALKSubstation-AdjacentIAWarren County345 kV600 MW1.4 yrs75.2
BOONEVILLESubstation-AdjacentIAMadison County345 kV600 MW1.4 yrs74.8
UNKNOWN131356Substation-AdjacentIAPolk County161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs74.3
UNKNOWN137711Substation-AdjacentIADallas County161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs74.2
UNKNOWN132137Substation-AdjacentIAPolk County161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs74.1
UNKNOWN173441Substation-AdjacentIABoone County345 kV600 MW1.4 yrs74.1
UNKNOWN132139Substation-AdjacentIAPolk County161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs74.0
UNKNOWN137709Substation-AdjacentIAPolk County161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs73.9

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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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