Baldwin City Plant No 1

Brownfield

Baldwin City, Douglas, Kansas · City of Baldwin City- (KS)

Legacy capacity
1
MW

Baldwin City Plant No 1 is a oil plant in Baldwin City, Douglas, Kansas, retired 2017-12-01. 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 useoil plant
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity1 MW
Retirement date2017-12-01
EIA plant ID#1262

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation10.2 mi
OperatorCity of Baldwin City- (KS)
Operator address605 High Street, Baldwin City, KS, 66006
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 Baldwin City Plant No 1, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Baldwin City Plant No 1
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
WEST GARDNERSubstation-AdjacentKSJohnson County345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs73.6
UNKNOWN118616Substation-AdjacentKSJohnson County345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs73.3
UNKNOWN118073Substation-AdjacentKSWyandotte County161 kV100 MW3.5 yrs71.2
QUARRYSubstation-AdjacentKSJohnson County161 kV100 MW3.5 yrs70.9
UNKNOWN168729Substation-AdjacentKSJohnson County161 kV100 MW3.5 yrs70.6
GARDNER ENERGY CENTERSubstation-AdjacentKSJohnson County161 kV100 MW3.5 yrs70.4
CRAIGSubstation-AdjacentKSJohnson County345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs70.2
UNKNOWN118136Substation-AdjacentKSJohnson County115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs70.2

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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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