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Gas Turbine (KS)

Brownfield

Larned, Pawnee, Kansas · City of Larned - (KS)

Legacy capacity
1
MW

Gas Turbine (KS) is a natural gas plant in Larned, Pawnee, Kansas, retired 2010-12-01. 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 usenatural gas plant
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity1 MW
Retirement date2010-12-01
EIA plant ID#1298

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.7 mi
Operator address215 Main St., Larned, KS, 67550
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.

Site conditions & market — Pawnee 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)1,285
Construction employment131
Land value$1,931/acre
Datacenter tax incentiveproperty_tax_exemption

Power economics & interconnection

Commercial power rate10.44¢/kWh
Industrial power rate8.70¢/kWh
Load growth (FERC-714)0.8%

Water & cooling

Water stressMedium-High
Public water supply0.9 MGD
Industrial water use0.0 MGD
Cooling degree days1,400
Mean annual temp55°F

Hazard, flood & connectivity

FEMA risk index35.0 · Relatively High
Fiber providers3 · 100% 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 Gas Turbine (KS) — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.

SiteFormer useLegacy MWDistanceCleanup status
Larnednatural gas plant130.7 mi—
Great Bend - Midwest Energynatural gas plant1022.2 mi—
Hoisingtonnatural gas plant729.4 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 Gas Turbine (KS), ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Gas Turbine (KS)
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
EC Near LarnedGreenfieldKSPawnee——3.5 yrs58.4
EC Near LarnedGreenfieldKSPawnee——3.5 yrs58.1
UNKNOWN118036Substation-AdjacentKSBarton County230 kV300 MW3.3 yrs57.7
EC Near LarnedGreenfieldKSPawnee——3.5 yrs57.6
EC Near HoisingtonGreenfieldKSBarton——3.5 yrs57.5
EC Near LarnedGreenfieldKSPawnee——3.5 yrs57.3
EC Near Great Bend - Midwest EnergyGreenfieldKSBarton——3.5 yrs57.2
EC Near Great Bend - Midwest EnergyGreenfieldKSBarton——3.5 yrs57.2

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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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