J R Whiting
BrownfieldErie, Monroe, Michigan · Consumers Energy Co - (MI)
J R Whiting is a coal plant in Erie, Monroe, Michigan, retired 2016-04-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 364 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 — Monroe 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 J R Whiting — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.
| Site | Former use | Legacy MW | Distance | Cleanup status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trenton Channel | coal plant | 776 | 26.6 mi | — |
| FirstEnergy Bay Shore | coal plant | 499 | 7.0 mi | — |
| Slocum | oil plant | 14 | 26.6 mi | — |
| Dayton (MI) | oil plant | 10 | 26.9 mi | — |
| GRS Lyon | natural gas plant | 5 | 27.8 mi | — |
| Toledo Jeep Assembly Plant | former manufacturing site | 3 | 11.2 mi | cleanup_complete |
| Toledo Zoo Solar | former brownfield site | 2 | 11.2 mi | cleanup_complete |
| Nippon Sheet Glass Co Ltd | former manufacturing site | 1 | 15.8 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 J R Whiting, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | State | County | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNKNOWN113613 | Substation-Adjacent | OH | Lucas County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.8 yrs | 69.3 |
| UNKNOWN113596 | Substation-Adjacent | OH | Wood County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.8 yrs | 66.4 |
| UNKNOWN156850 | Substation-Adjacent | OH | Wood County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.8 yrs | 65.6 |
| MILAN | Substation-Adjacent | MI | Washtenaw County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.8 yrs | 64.8 |
| Nippon Sheet Glass Co Ltd | Brownfield | OH | Lucas | — | 1 MW | 3.8 yrs | 64.3 |
| Pilkington North America | Brownfield | OH | Lucas | — | 0 MW | 3.8 yrs | 64.2 |
| BROWNSTOWN | Substation-Adjacent | MI | Wayne County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.8 yrs | 64.0 |
| UNKNOWN113830 | Substation-Adjacent | OH | Ottawa County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.8 yrs | 63.8 |
Nearby internet exchanges
- Cogent DetroitDetroit, MI · 3 networks
- Amplex DC0Luckey, OH · 1 networks
- Otava Metro DetroitWestland, MI · 1 networks
- Synergy FiberAnn Arbor, MI · 0 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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