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Bates Mill Upper

Brownfield

Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine · Lewiston City of

Legacy capacity
4
MW

Bates Mill Upper is a former hydro site in Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine, retired 2006-09-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 4 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 useformer hydro site
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity4 MW
Retirement date2006-09-01
EIA plant ID#7044

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.4 mi
Operator address63 Canal Street (Rear), Lewiston, ME, 4240
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a former hydro site 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 — Androscoggin 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)42,683
IT / tech employment7
Construction employment2,988
Land value$5,591/acre

Power economics & interconnection

Commercial power rate13.95¢/kWh
Industrial power rate12.34¢/kWh
Load growth (FERC-714)0.3%

Water & cooling

Water stressLow
Public water supply7.9 MGD
Industrial water use2.0 MGD
Cooling degree days300
Mean annual temp42°F

Hazard, flood & connectivity

FEMA risk index15.0 · Relatively Low
Fiber providers8 · 65% 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 Bates Mill Upper — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.

SiteFormer useLegacy MWDistanceCleanup status
Androscoggin 3former hydro site52.9 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 Bates Mill Upper, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Bates Mill Upper
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
RAVEN FARMSubstation-AdjacentMECumberland County345 kV600 MW3.9 yrs65.6
UNKNOWN133406Substation-AdjacentMECumberland County345 kV600 MW3.9 yrs65.4
SURROWIECSubstation-AdjacentMECumberland County345 kV600 MW3.9 yrs64.4
LARRABEE ROADSubstation-AdjacentMEAndroscoggin County345 kV600 MW3.9 yrs62.5
OZ CumberlandGreenfieldMECumberland——3.5 yrs59.7
PRIDES CORNERSubstation-AdjacentMECumberland County115 kV100 MW3.9 yrs59.7
TAP136748Substation-AdjacentMECumberland County115 kV100 MW3.9 yrs59.4
Greenfield (SOUTH GORHAM - RAVEN FARM)GreenfieldMECumberland County345 kV600 MW3.9 yrs59.2

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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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