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Washington County Landfill (MN)

Brownfield

Lake Elmo, Minnesota

Legacy capacity
0
MW

Washington County Landfill (MN) is a former superfund site in Lake Elmo, Minnesota. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 0 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 useformer superfund site
Site typeepa_brownfield
Existing capacity0 MW
Acreage25 ac

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation3.9 mi
Cleanup statuscleanup_complete
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a former superfund site 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 Washington County Landfill (MN), ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Washington County Landfill (MN)
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
TERMINALSubstation-AdjacentMNRamsey County345 kV600 MW2.8 yrs71.2
UNKNOWN129414Substation-AdjacentMNAnoka County345 kV600 MW2.8 yrs70.2
KOHLMAN LAKESubstation-AdjacentMNRamsey County345 kV600 MW2.8 yrs69.5
MAXWELLSubstation-AdjacentMNRamsey County345 kV600 MW2.8 yrs69.4
UNKNOWN129590Substation-AdjacentMNDakota County345 kV600 MW2.8 yrs69.2
EC Near West Group Data Center FGreenfieldMNDakota——1.4 yrs68.4
EC Near Riverside (MN)GreenfieldMNHennepin——1.4 yrs68.1
CHUB LAKESubstation-AdjacentMNScott County345 kV600 MW2.8 yrs67.8

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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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