MU Combined Heat and Power Plant

Brownfield

Columbia, Boone, Missouri · Curators of the University of Missouri

Legacy capacity
6
MW

MU Combined Heat and Power Plant is a natural gas plant in Columbia, Boone, Missouri, retired 2023-10-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 6 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 capacity6 MW
Retirement date2023-10-01
EIA plant ID#50969

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation2.9 mi
OperatorCurators of the University of Missouri
Operator address417 South Fifth St, Columbia, MO, 65211
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.

Nearby datacenter candidate sites

Scored candidate sites near MU Combined Heat and Power Plant, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near MU Combined Heat and Power Plant
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
TAP140550Substation-AdjacentMOBoone County345 kV600 MW1.4 yrs74.6
TAP140550Substation-AdjacentMOCallaway County345 kV600 MW4.6 yrs72.2
UNKNOWN117810Substation-AdjacentMOCallaway County345 kV600 MW1.4 yrs71.8
UNKNOWN117843Substation-AdjacentMOBoone County161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs69.8
UNKNOWN121199Substation-AdjacentMOMoniteau County161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs68.9
OVERTON (161KV)Substation-AdjacentMOCooper County161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs68.2
TAP138904Substation-AdjacentMOMoniteau County161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs67.7
Greenfield (SIBLEY - OVERTON (345KV))GreenfieldMOCooper County345 kV600 MW1.4 yrs67.7

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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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