Fort Detrick Area B Ground Water (Battery)

Brownfield

Frederick, Maryland

Legacy capacity
6
MW

Fort Detrick Area B Ground Water (Battery) is a former superfund site in Frederick, Maryland. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 6 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 superfund site
Site typeepa_brownfield
Existing capacity6 MW
Acreage1,200 ac

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.6 mi
Cleanup statuscleanup_complete
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a former superfund 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.

Nearby datacenter candidate sites

Scored candidate sites near Fort Detrick Area B Ground Water (Battery), ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Fort Detrick Area B Ground Water (Battery)
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
GOOSE CREEKSubstation-AdjacentVALoudoun County500 kV1,000 MW3.1 yrs79.7
TAP139321Substation-AdjacentMDMontgomery County500 kV1,000 MW3.1 yrs75.6
ASHBURNSubstation-AdjacentVALoudoun County230 kV300 MW3.1 yrs75.1
UNKNOWN146359Substation-AdjacentVALoudoun County230 kV300 MW3.1 yrs74.9
CLARKSBURGSubstation-AdjacentMDMontgomery County230 kV300 MW3.1 yrs74.8
BRIGHTONSubstation-AdjacentMDHoward County500 kV1,000 MW3.1 yrs74.6
UNKNOWN116991Substation-AdjacentVALoudoun County230 kV300 MW3.1 yrs74.3
TAP139243Substation-AdjacentVALoudoun County230 kV300 MW3.1 yrs74.2

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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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