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Macon

Brownfield

Macon, Macon, Missouri · City of Macon - (MO)

Legacy capacity
10
MW

Macon is a oil plant in Macon, Macon, Missouri, retired 2018-04-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 10 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 useoil plant
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity10 MW
Retirement date2018-04-01
EIA plant ID#2141

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.1 mi
Operator address404 Vine St, Macon, MO, 63552
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a oil 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 — Macon 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)3,456
Construction employment161
Land value$4,026/acre
Datacenter tax incentivesales_tax_exemption

Power economics & interconnection

Commercial power rate12.45¢/kWh
Industrial power rate7.23¢/kWh
Load growth (FERC-714)0.7%

Water & cooling

Water stressLow
Public water supply1.9 MGD
Industrial water use0.8 MGD
Cooling degree days1,500
Mean annual temp56°F

Hazard, flood & connectivity

FEMA risk index38.0 · Relatively High
Fiber providers5 · 94% 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 Macon — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.

SiteFormer useLegacy MWDistanceCleanup status
Sub 3 Generating Stationoil plant71.8 mi—
La Plataoil plant419.8 mi—
Sub 2 Generating Stationoil plant41.9 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 Macon, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Macon
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
THOMAS HILL STATION (345KV)Substation-AdjacentMORandolph County345 kV600 MW2.8 yrs61.5
EC Near La PlataGreenfieldMOMacon——1.4 yrs60.2
EC Near Sub 2 Generating StationGreenfieldMOMacon——1.4 yrs59.7
OZ RandolphGreenfieldMORandolph——1.4 yrs58.6
EC Near La PlataGreenfieldMOMacon——1.4 yrs58.4
EC Near MaconGreenfieldMOMacon——1.4 yrs58.3
EC Near MaconGreenfieldMOMacon——1.4 yrs58.0
EC Near La PlataGreenfieldMOMacon——1.4 yrs57.9

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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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