GRS Fall River
BrownfieldFall River, Bristol, Massachusetts · Gas Recovery Systems Inc
GRS Fall River is a natural gas plant in Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, retired 2022-01-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 7 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
Site conditions & market — Bristol 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
Power economics & interconnection
Water & cooling
Hazard, flood & connectivity
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 GRS Fall River — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.
| Site | Former use | Legacy MW | Distance | Cleanup status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiverton Power Plant | natural gas plant | 290 | 8.1 mi | — |
| Cleary Flood Hybrid | oil plant | 28 | 8.1 mi | — |
| Newport Naval Education & Training Center | former superfund site | 11 | 21.6 mi | cleanup_complete |
| Kilvert Street Solar | former manufacturing site | 6 | 16.5 mi | cleanup_complete |
| East Bridgewater | natural gas plant | 6 | 22.6 mi | — |
| Forbes Street Solar Project II (FSSPII) | former landfill site | 4 | 13.5 mi | cleanup_complete |
| Forbes Street Solar Project I (FSSPI) | former landfill site | 4 | 13.5 mi | cleanup_complete |
| Beacon Solar Project | former landfill site | 4 | 19.4 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 GRS Fall River, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | State | County | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KENT COUNTY | Substation-Adjacent | RI | Kent County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.9 yrs | 67.2 |
| Kilvert Street Solar | Brownfield | RI | Kent | — | 6 MW | 3.9 yrs | 64.9 |
| EC Near Central Power Plant | Greenfield | RI | Providence | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 64.8 |
| AUBURN STREET | Substation-Adjacent | MA | Norfolk County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.9 yrs | 64.4 |
| STOUGHTON | Substation-Adjacent | MA | Norfolk County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.9 yrs | 64.2 |
| WEST WALPOLE | Substation-Adjacent | MA | Norfolk County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.9 yrs | 64.1 |
| OZ Providence | Greenfield | RI | Providence | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 64.0 |
| UNKNOWN132928 | Substation-Adjacent | MA | Norfolk County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.9 yrs | 63.7 |
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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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