Meramec
BrownfieldSt. Louis, St Louis, Missouri · Union Electric Co - (MO)
Meramec is a coal plant in St. Louis, St Louis, Missouri, retired 2022-12-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 1,041 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
Nearby brownfield & retired-generation sites
A proximity screen of other retired-plant, contaminated, and EPA-flagged sites near Meramec — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.
| Site | Former use | Legacy MW | Distance | Cleanup status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rush Island | coal plant | 1,242 | 19.1 mi | — |
| Venice | oil plant | 512 | 20.1 mi | — |
| Stallings | natural gas plant | 95 | 27.6 mi | — |
| Howard Bend | oil plant | 47 | 22.3 mi | — |
| Belleville Landfill Project | former landfill site | 13 | 20.3 mi | cleanup_complete |
| American Bottoms Solar Project | former power_plant site | 2 | 15.8 mi | cleanup_complete |
| Red Bud | oil plant | 1 | 22.3 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 Meramec, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | State | County | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Bottoms Solar Project | Brownfield | MO | St. Louis | 345 kV | 2 MW | 3.8 yrs | 68.1 |
| CAHOKIA | Substation-Adjacent | IL | St. Louis city | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.8 yrs | 68.0 |
| TAP139481 | Substation-Adjacent | IL | St. Louis city | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.8 yrs | 67.0 |
| STALLINGS | Substation-Adjacent | IL | Madison County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.8 yrs | 66.7 |
| MASON | Substation-Adjacent | MO | St. Louis County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 2.8 yrs | 66.6 |
| UNKNOWN117735 | Substation-Adjacent | MO | St. Louis city | 345 kV | 600 MW | 2.8 yrs | 66.3 |
| UNKNOWN121705 | Substation-Adjacent | IL | St. Louis city | 138 kV | 100 MW | 3.8 yrs | 66.2 |
| RUSH ISLAND | Substation-Adjacent | MO | Monroe County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 2.8 yrs | 65.7 |
Nearby internet exchanges
- Netrality St. Louis - 900 WalnutSt. Louis, MO · 42 networks
- Netrality St. Louis - 210 N TuckerSt. Louis, MO · 41 networks
- H5 Data Centers St. Louis (MO01)St. Louis, MO · 3 networks
- TierPoint St. Louis - WalnutSt. Louis, MO · 3 networks
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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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