New Prague

Brownfield

New Prague, Le Sueur, Minnesota · New Prague Utilities Comm

Legacy capacity
1
MW

New Prague is a natural gas plant in New Prague, Le Sueur, Minnesota, retired 2009-01-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 1 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 usenatural gas plant
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity1 MW
Retirement date2009-01-01
EIA plant ID#1999

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation5.1 mi
OperatorNew Prague Utilities Comm
Operator address118 Central Ave N, New Prague, MN, 56071
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a natural gas 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 New Prague, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near New Prague
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
BLUE LAKESubstation-AdjacentMNCarver County345 kV600 MW1.4 yrs79.9
UNKNOWN132021Substation-AdjacentMNLe Sueur County345 kV600 MW1.4 yrs75.1
UNKNOWN129620Substation-AdjacentMNScott County115 kV100 MW1.4 yrs72.9
WEST FAIRBAULTSubstation-AdjacentMNRice County115 kV100 MW1.4 yrs72.2
CHUB LAKESubstation-AdjacentMNDakota County345 kV600 MW1.4 yrs71.9
TAP138591Substation-AdjacentMNDakota County115 kV100 MW1.4 yrs71.8
UNKNOWN132858Substation-AdjacentMNScott County115 kV100 MW1.4 yrs71.8
FARIBAULT ENERGY PARKSubstation-AdjacentMNRice County115 kV100 MW1.4 yrs71.6

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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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