Fort Detrick (Solar)
BrownfieldFrederick, Maryland
Fort Detrick (Solar) 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 19 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
Nearby brownfield & retired-generation sites
A proximity screen of other retired-plant, contaminated, and EPA-flagged sites near Fort Detrick (Solar) — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.
| Site | Former use | Legacy MW | Distance | Cleanup status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dickerson | coal plant | 588 | 15.7 mi | — |
| Dickerson Power | oil plant | 19 | 15.7 mi | — |
| Fort Detrick Area B Ground Water (Battery) | former superfund site | 6 | 0.0 mi | cleanup_complete |
| Resh Road Landfill (Resh S1) | former landfill site | 3 | 21.8 mi | cleanup_complete |
| Forty West Landfill | former landfill site | 2 | 21.8 mi | cleanup_complete |
| Frederick County Landfill Solar | former landfill site | 2 | 0.0 mi | cleanup_complete |
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 Fort Detrick (Solar), ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | State | County | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOOSE CREEK | Substation-Adjacent | VA | Loudoun County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 3.8 yrs | 69.1 |
| BRIGHTON | Substation-Adjacent | MD | Howard County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 3.8 yrs | 67.0 |
| EC Coal Loudoun County | Greenfield | VA | Loudoun County | — | — | 3.1 yrs | 65.6 |
| EC Coal Loudoun County | Greenfield | VA | Loudoun County | — | — | 3.1 yrs | 65.4 |
| ASHBURN | Substation-Adjacent | VA | Loudoun County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.8 yrs | 65.1 |
| TAP146357 | Substation-Adjacent | VA | Loudoun County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.8 yrs | 64.8 |
| DOUBS | Substation-Adjacent | MD | Frederick County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 3.8 yrs | 64.8 |
| TAP139322 | Substation-Adjacent | MD | Frederick County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 3.8 yrs | 64.6 |
Nearby internet exchanges
- Equinix DC1-DC15,DC21-DC22 - AshburnAshburn, VA · 504 networks
- CoreSite - Reston (VA1)Reston, VA · 79 networks
- DataBank Ashburn (IAD1)Ashburn, VA · 34 networks
- RagingWire VA1 - NTTAshburn, VA · 25 networks
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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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