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Erie

Brownfield

Erie, Neosho, Kansas · City of Erie - (KS)

Legacy capacity
3
MW

Erie is a oil plant in Erie, Neosho, Kansas, retired 2006-04-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 3 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 capacity3 MW
Retirement date2006-04-01
EIA plant ID#1276

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.0 mi
Operator address618 east 2nd, Erie, KS, 66733
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.

Site conditions & market — Neosho County

County-level intelligence for this site's location — the power economics, water, hazard, connectivity, and workforce a developer screens before ever visiting. Assembled from FEMA NRI, BLS QCEW, FCC BDC, USGS water-use, and EIA.

Market & workforce

Total employment (laborshed)4,683
Construction employment204
Land value$2,282/acre
Datacenter tax incentiveproperty_tax_exemption

Power economics & interconnection

Commercial power rate11.19¢/kWh
Industrial power rate8.43¢/kWh
Load growth (FERC-714)0.8%

Water & cooling

Water stressMedium-High
Public water supply1.1 MGD
Industrial water use0.2 MGD
Cooling degree days1,400
Mean annual temp55°F

Hazard, flood & connectivity

FEMA risk index35.0 · Relatively High
Fiber providers5 · 65% served

County-level context — address-level utility offerings and flood zoning vary within the county. Confirm site-specific service with the utility and a Phase I ESA.

Nearby brownfield & retired-generation sites

A proximity screen of other retired-plant, contaminated, and EPA-flagged sites near Erie — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.

SiteFormer useLegacy MWDistanceCleanup status
Neoshonatural gas plant6919.4 mi—
Chanute 1natural gas plant1614.4 mi—
Iolanatural gas plant1526.7 mi—

Derived from GridCensus's retired-generator & EPA brownfield dataset. Not a substitute for an ASTM E1527 Phase I environmental radius report.

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Nearby datacenter candidate sites

Scored candidate sites near Erie, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Erie
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
NEOSHOSubstation-AdjacentKSLabette County345 kV600 MW3.3 yrs60.4
EC Near IolaGreenfieldKSAllen——3.5 yrs59.4
EC Near Chanute 1GreenfieldKSNeosho——3.5 yrs58.9
EC Coal Neosho CountyGreenfieldKSNeosho County——3.5 yrs58.8
EC Near Chanute 1GreenfieldKSNeosho——3.5 yrs58.8
EC Coal Crawford CountyGreenfieldKSCrawford County——3.5 yrs58.8
OZ MontgomeryGreenfieldKSMontgomery——3.5 yrs58.5
EC Near Chanute 1GreenfieldKSNeosho——3.5 yrs58.5

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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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