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Berlin

Brownfield

Berlin, Worcester, Maryland · Town of Berlin - (MD)

Legacy capacity
18
MW

Berlin is a oil plant in Berlin, Worcester, Maryland, retired 2020-05-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 18 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 useoil plant
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity18 MW
Retirement date2020-05-01
EIA plant ID#6565

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation1.5 mi
Operator address309 William Street, Berlin, MD, 21811
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a oil 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.

Site conditions & market — Worcester 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)21,611
IT / tech employment15
Construction employment1,230
Land value$8,232/acre
Datacenter tax incentiveproperty_tax_credits

Power economics & interconnection

Commercial power rate13.54¢/kWh
Industrial power rate11.29¢/kWh
Load growth (FERC-714)0.8%

Water & cooling

Water stressLow
Public water supply7.7 MGD
Industrial water use0.1 MGD
Cooling degree days1,300
Mean annual temp55°F

Hazard, flood & connectivity

FEMA risk index22.0 · Relatively Low
Fiber providers8 · 18% 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 Berlin — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.

SiteFormer useLegacy MWDistanceCleanup status
Indian River Generating Stationcoal plant34017.8 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 Berlin, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Berlin
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN128222Substation-AdjacentDESussex County230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs61.8
OZ WicomicoGreenfieldMDWicomico——3.5 yrs58.7
EC Near Indian River Generating StationGreenfieldDESussex——1.5 yrs58.6
UNKNOWN123250Substation-AdjacentMDWicomico County230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs58.1
EC Coal Sussex CountyGreenfieldDESussex County——1.5 yrs57.9
UNKNOWN128214Substation-AdjacentDEWicomico County138 kV100 MW3.8 yrs57.9
OZ SussexGreenfieldDESussex——1.5 yrs57.7
EC Near Indian River Generating StationGreenfieldDESussex——1.5 yrs57.1

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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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