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Kennett

Brownfield

Kennett, Dunklin, Missouri · City of Kennett - (MO)

Legacy capacity
12
MW

Kennett is a natural gas plant in Kennett, Dunklin, Missouri, retired 2019-12-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 12 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 capacity12 MW
Retirement date2019-12-01
EIA plant ID#2139

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.0 mi
Operator address401 S. Anthony, Kennett, MO, 63857
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 — Dunklin 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)7,333
Construction employment188
Land value$6,938/acre
Datacenter tax incentivesales_tax_exemption

Power economics & interconnection

Commercial power rate10.35¢/kWh
Industrial power rate7.88¢/kWh
Load growth (FERC-714)0.7%

Water & cooling

Water stressLow
Public water supply3.1 MGD
Industrial water use0.0 MGD
Cooling degree days1,500
Mean annual temp56°F

Hazard, flood & connectivity

FEMA risk index38.0 · Relatively High
Fiber providers5 · 70% 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 Kennett — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.

SiteFormer useLegacy MWDistanceCleanup status
Maldenoil plant122.5 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 Kennett, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Kennett
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
DELLSubstation-AdjacentARMississippi County500 kV1,000 MW2.8 yrs61.9
UNKNOWN117906Substation-AdjacentMOButler County345 kV600 MW2.8 yrs60.4
TAP154742Substation-AdjacentMOClay County345 kV600 MW2.8 yrs60.1
EC Near MaldenGreenfieldMODunklin——1.4 yrs59.3
EC Near MaldenGreenfieldMODunklin——1.4 yrs59.2
EC Near MaldenGreenfieldMODunklin——1.4 yrs58.9
EC FFE Clay CountyGreenfieldARClay County——1.4 yrs58.1
Greenfield (WEST NEW MADRID - DELL)GreenfieldMOPemiscot County500 kV1,000 MW2.8 yrs57.4

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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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