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Herington

Brownfield

Herington, Dickinson, Kansas · City of Herington - (KS)

Legacy capacity
9
MW

Herington is a oil plant in Herington, Dickinson, Kansas, retired 2013-12-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 9 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 capacity9 MW
Retirement date2013-12-01
EIA plant ID#1283

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.0 mi
Operator address435 South 5th, Herington, KS, 67449
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 — Dickinson 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)4,792
Construction employment213
Land value$2,714/acre
Datacenter tax incentiveproperty_tax_exemption

Power economics & interconnection

Commercial power rate11.02¢/kWh
Industrial power rate9.10¢/kWh
Load growth (FERC-714)0.8%

Water & cooling

Water stressMedium-High
Public water supply1.9 MGD
Industrial water use0.0 MGD
Cooling degree days1,400
Mean annual temp55°F

Hazard, flood & connectivity

FEMA risk index35.0 · Relatively High
Fiber providers6 · 60% 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 Herington — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.

SiteFormer useLegacy MWDistanceCleanup status
Abilene Energy Center Combustion Turbinenatural gas plant7720.2 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 Herington, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Herington
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN118152Substation-AdjacentKSDickinson County345 kV600 MW3.3 yrs60.6
UNKNOWN173218Substation-AdjacentKSDickinson County345 kV600 MW3.3 yrs60.6
EC Dickinson Coal AreaGreenfieldKSDickinson——3.5 yrs60.0
EC Near HeringtonGreenfieldKSDickinson——3.5 yrs59.5
EC Dickinson Coal AreaGreenfieldKSDickinson——3.5 yrs59.2
EC Near HeringtonGreenfieldKSDickinson——3.5 yrs59.2
EC Dickinson Coal AreaGreenfieldKSDickinson——3.5 yrs59.0
MCDOWELL CREEKSubstation-AdjacentKSGeary County230 kV300 MW3.3 yrs59.0

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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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