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James River Power Station

Brownfield

Springfield, Greene, Missouri · City Utilities of Springfield - (MO)

Legacy capacity
253
MW

James River Power Station is a natural gas plant in Springfield, Greene, Missouri, retired 2020-12-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 253 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 capacity253 MW
Retirement date2020-12-01
EIA plant ID#2161

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.1 mi
Operator address5701 S. Kissick, Springfield, MO, 65804
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.

Site conditions & market — Greene 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

Total employment (laborshed)157,272
IT / tech employment424
Construction employment7,401
Land value$7,004/acre
Datacenter tax incentivesales_tax_exemption

Power economics & interconnection

Commercial power rate10.73¢/kWh
Industrial power rate8.64¢/kWh
Load growth (FERC-714)0.7%

Water & cooling

Water stressLow
Public water supply33.2 MGD
Industrial water use0.7 MGD
Cooling degree days1,500
Mean annual temp56°F

Hazard, flood & connectivity

FEMA risk index38.0 · Relatively High
Fiber providers9 · 85% served

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 James River Power Station — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.

SiteFormer useLegacy MWDistanceCleanup status
Main Street (MO)oil plant157.2 mi—

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 James River Power Station, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near James River Power Station
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
OZ GreeneGreenfieldMOGreene——1.4 yrs65.0
BROOKLINESubstation-AdjacentMOGreene County345 kV600 MW2.8 yrs64.9
OZ GreeneGreenfieldMOGreene——1.4 yrs63.9
EC Coal Greene CountyGreenfieldMOGreene County——1.4 yrs63.4
EC Near Main Street (MO)GreenfieldMOGreene——1.4 yrs63.2
EC Near James River Power StationGreenfieldMOGreene——1.4 yrs63.1
EC Near Main Street (MO)GreenfieldMOGreene——1.4 yrs63.1
EC Near James River Power StationGreenfieldMOGreene——1.4 yrs62.1

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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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