James De Young

Brownfield

Holland, Ottawa, Michigan · City of Holland

Legacy capacity
63
MW

James De Young is a coal plant in Holland, Ottawa, Michigan, retired 2017-06-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 63 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 usecoal plant
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity63 MW
Retirement date2017-06-01
EIA plant ID#1830

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.6 mi
OperatorCity of Holland
Operator address64 Pine Ave., Holland, MI, 49423
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a coal plant 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 James De Young, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near James De Young
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
J H CAMPBELLSubstation-AdjacentMIOttawa County345 kV600 MW2.2 yrs75.3
KENOWASubstation-AdjacentMIKent County345 kV600 MW1.4 yrs74.1
ZEELAND GENERATING STATIONSubstation-AdjacentMIOttawa County345 kV600 MW2.2 yrs73.8
ARGENTASubstation-AdjacentMIKalamazoo County345 kV600 MW2.2 yrs73.7
UNKNOWN128738Substation-AdjacentMIOttawa County345 kV600 MW2.2 yrs72.9
UNKNOWN128766Substation-AdjacentMIKent County138 kV100 MW2.2 yrs72.2
UNKNOWN128705Substation-AdjacentMIKent County138 kV100 MW2.2 yrs72.0
TAP139030Substation-AdjacentMIKent County138 kV100 MW2.2 yrs71.9

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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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