Ellis

Brownfield

Ellis, Ellis, Kansas · Midwest Energy Inc - (KS)

Legacy capacity
5
MW

Ellis is a natural gas plant in Ellis, Ellis, Kansas, retired 2007-12-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 5 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 capacity5 MW
Retirement date2007-12-01
EIA plant ID#1275

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation6.9 mi
OperatorMidwest Energy Inc - (KS)
Operator addressWest 6th Street, Ellis, KS, 67637
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 Ellis, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Ellis
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN119892Substation-AdjacentKSEllis County345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs75.0
UNKNOWN118146Substation-AdjacentKSEllis County230 kV300 MW3.5 yrs72.7
UNKNOWN149329Substation-AdjacentKSEllis County230 kV300 MW3.5 yrs70.5
UNKNOWN119951Substation-AdjacentKSEllis County115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs67.4
UNKNOWN120009Substation-AdjacentKSTrego County115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs67.3
Greenfield (POST ROCK - SPEARVILLE)GreenfieldKSEllis County345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs67.2
Greenfield (POST ROCK - SPEARVILLE)GreenfieldKSRush County345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs66.0
Greenfield (UNKNOWN118148 - KNOLL)GreenfieldKSEllis County230 kV300 MW3.5 yrs65.7

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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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