Riverton

Brownfield

Riverton, Cherokee, Kansas · Empire District Electric Co

Legacy capacity
100
MW

Riverton is a natural gas plant in Riverton, Cherokee, Kansas, retired 2015-06-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 100 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 capacity100 MW
Retirement date2015-06-01
EIA plant ID#1239

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.2 mi
OperatorEmpire District Electric Co
Operator address7240 SE HWY 66, Riverton, KS, 66770
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 Riverton, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Riverton
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN173548Substation-AdjacentMOJasper County345 kV600 MW1.4 yrs71.5
AsburyBrownfieldMOBarton County345 kV232 MW1.4 yrs69.2
UNKNOWN173548Substation-AdjacentKSCherokee County345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs69.0
UNKNOWN133896Substation-AdjacentMOJasper County345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs68.8
UNKNOWN117571Substation-AdjacentMONewton County161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs67.7
UNKNOWN117514Substation-AdjacentMONewton County161 kV100 MW3.5 yrs66.1
UNKNOWN117512Substation-AdjacentMOJasper County161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs66.0
UNKNOWN122829Substation-AdjacentMOJasper County161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs65.6

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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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