Paddys Run
BrownfieldLouisville, Jefferson, Kentucky · Louisville Gas & Electric Co
Paddys Run is a natural gas plant in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, retired 2021-04-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 16 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 — Jefferson 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 Paddys Run — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.
| Site | Former use | Legacy MW | Distance | Cleanup status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cane Run | coal plant | 661 | 3.8 mi | — |
| R Gallagher | coal plant | 600 | 2.8 mi | — |
| Mill Creek (KY) | coal plant | 356 | 12.4 mi | — |
| Waterside GT | natural gas plant | 45 | 5.3 mi | — |
| Zorn | natural gas plant | 18 | 8.5 mi | — |
| Clark-Floyd Landfill Gas Generating | natural gas plant | 4 | 16.1 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 Paddys Run, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | State | County | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CANE RUN | Substation-Adjacent | KY | Floyd County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.8 yrs | 69.8 |
| UNKNOWN124909 | Substation-Adjacent | IN | Floyd County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.8 yrs | 68.4 |
| MILL CREEK STATION | Substation-Adjacent | KY | Bullitt County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.8 yrs | 67.5 |
| MIDDLETOWN 345 KV | Substation-Adjacent | KY | Jefferson County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.8 yrs | 66.0 |
| PADDYS WEST | Substation-Adjacent | IN | Floyd County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.8 yrs | 65.1 |
| CANE RUN SWITCHING | Substation-Adjacent | KY | Floyd County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.8 yrs | 65.0 |
| KENZIG | Substation-Adjacent | IN | Floyd County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.8 yrs | 64.9 |
| NORTHSIDE | Substation-Adjacent | IN | Clark County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.8 yrs | 64.8 |
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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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