A B Paterson

Brownfield

New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana · Entergy New Orleans, LLC

Legacy capacity
149
MW

A B Paterson is a natural gas plant in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, retired 2010-09-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 149 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 capacity149 MW
Retirement date2010-09-01
EIA plant ID#1407

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.1 mi
OperatorEntergy New Orleans, LLC
Operator address5400 Dwyer road, New Orleans, LA, 70126
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 A B Paterson, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near A B Paterson
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN112635Substation-AdjacentLASt. Charles Parish230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs72.8
UNKNOWN112544Substation-AdjacentLASt. Tammany Parish230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs72.8
DERBIGNYSubstation-AdjacentLAOrleans Parish230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs72.6
BEHRMANSubstation-AdjacentLAOrleans Parish230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs72.4
JOLIETSubstation-AdjacentLAOrleans Parish230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs72.2
TAP143185Substation-AdjacentLAOrleans Parish230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs71.8
MARKET STREET 230 KVSubstation-AdjacentLAOrleans Parish230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs71.8
TAP143183Substation-AdjacentLAOrleans Parish230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs71.7

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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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