Butler Municipal Power Plant
BrownfieldButler, Bates, Missouri · City of Butler - (MO)
Butler Municipal Power Plant is a oil plant in Butler, Bates, Missouri, retired 2020-07-01. 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
Grid hookup & remediation
Site conditions & market — Bates 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.
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Nearby datacenter candidate sites
Scored candidate sites near Butler Municipal Power Plant, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | State | County | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA CYGNE | Substation-Adjacent | KS | Linn County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.3 yrs | 59.1 |
| EC Coal Cass County | Greenfield | MO | Cass County | — | — | 1.4 yrs | 59.0 |
| EC Near Butler Municipal Power Plant | Greenfield | MO | Bates | — | — | 1.4 yrs | 58.3 |
| EC Near Butler Municipal Power Plant | Greenfield | MO | Bates | — | — | 1.4 yrs | 58.1 |
| Butler Municipal Power Plant | Brownfield | MO | Bates County | — | 1 MW | 1.4 yrs | 57.9 |
| EC Coal Bates County | Greenfield | MO | Bates County | — | — | 1.4 yrs | 57.9 |
| EC Near Montrose | Greenfield | MO | Henry | — | — | 1.4 yrs | 57.6 |
| EC Near Butler Municipal Power Plant | Greenfield | MO | Bates | — | — | 1.4 yrs | 57.5 |
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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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