Forty West Landfill
BrownfieldHagerstown, Maryland
Forty West Landfill is a former landfill site in Hagerstown, Maryland. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 2 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 Forty West Landfill — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.
| Site | Former use | Legacy MW | Distance | Cleanup status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Detrick (Solar) | former superfund site | 19 | 21.8 mi | cleanup_complete |
| Fort Detrick Area B Ground Water (Battery) | former superfund site | 6 | 21.8 mi | cleanup_complete |
| Washington County Rubble Landfill #1 | former landfill site | 3 | 5.8 mi | cleanup_complete |
| Resh Road Landfill (Resh S1) | former landfill site | 3 | 0.0 mi | cleanup_complete |
| Washington County Rubble Landfill #2 | former landfill site | 3 | 5.8 mi | cleanup_complete |
| Frederick County Landfill Solar | former landfill site | 2 | 21.8 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 Forty West Landfill, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | State | County | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEDINGTON | Substation-Adjacent | WV | Berkeley County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 3.8 yrs | 67.5 |
| DOUBS | Substation-Adjacent | MD | Frederick County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 3.8 yrs | 66.1 |
| Forty West Landfill | Brownfield | MD | Washington | — | 2 MW | 3.8 yrs | 64.3 |
| Frederick County Landfill Solar | Brownfield | MD | Frederick | — | 2 MW | 3.8 yrs | 63.6 |
| LIME KILN | Substation-Adjacent | MD | Frederick County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.8 yrs | 62.1 |
| OZ Berkeley | Greenfield | WV | Berkeley | — | — | 3.0 yrs | 61.8 |
| MCCAIN | Substation-Adjacent | MD | Frederick County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.8 yrs | 61.7 |
| FREDERICK | Substation-Adjacent | MD | Frederick County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.8 yrs | 61.7 |
Nearby internet exchanges
- Atlantech Online - Rockville, MDRockville, MD · 2 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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