Lawrence Energy Center
BrownfieldLawrence, Douglas, Kansas · Evergy Kansas Central, Inc
Lawrence Energy Center is a coal plant in Lawrence, Douglas, Kansas, retired 2015-11-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 87 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
Grid hookup & remediation
Site conditions & market — Douglas 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
Power economics & interconnection
Water & cooling
Hazard, flood & connectivity
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 Lawrence Energy Center — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.
| Site | Former use | Legacy MW | Distance | Cleanup status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tecumseh Energy Center | coal plant | 290 | 16.4 mi | — |
| Ottawa | natural gas plant | 12 | 27.1 mi | — |
| Baldwin City Plant No 1 | oil plant | 1 | 16.7 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 Lawrence Energy Center, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | State | County | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNKNOWN118616 | Substation-Adjacent | KS | Johnson County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.3 yrs | 67.1 |
| WEST GARDNER | Substation-Adjacent | KS | Johnson County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.3 yrs | 65.6 |
| STRANGER CREEK | Substation-Adjacent | KS | Leavenworth County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.3 yrs | 62.9 |
| OZ Douglas | Greenfield | KS | Douglas | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 62.6 |
| EC Coal Douglas County | Greenfield | KS | Douglas County | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 62.3 |
| UNKNOWN119028 | Substation-Adjacent | KS | Douglas County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.3 yrs | 61.7 |
| EC Coal Douglas County | Greenfield | KS | Douglas County | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 61.7 |
| EC Near Baldwin City Plant No 1 | Greenfield | KS | Douglas | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 61.6 |
Nearby internet exchanges
- DataBank Kansas City (MCI3)Lenexa, KS · 4 networks
- TierPoint Kansas City - LenexaLenexa, KS · 3 networks
- LightEdge Kansas City Cavern (KCI2)Lenexa, KS · 3 networks
- DataBank Kansas City (MCI2)Overland Park, KS · 3 networks
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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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