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Viaduct

Brownfield

Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau, Missouri · Union Electric Co - (MO)

Legacy capacity
31
MW

Viaduct is a natural gas plant in Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, retired 2011-09-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 31 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 capacity31 MW
Retirement date2011-09-01
EIA plant ID#2096

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.0 mi
Operator address263 Old Hwy 61, Cape Girardeau, MO, 63701
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 — Cape Girardeau 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)36,099
IT / tech employment8
Construction employment1,766
Land value$4,745/acre
Datacenter tax incentivesales_tax_exemption

Power economics & interconnection

Commercial power rate12.68¢/kWh
Industrial power rate7.16¢/kWh
Load growth (FERC-714)0.7%

Water & cooling

Water stressLow
Public water supply7.9 MGD
Industrial water use16.8 MGD
Cooling degree days1,500
Mean annual temp56°F

Hazard, flood & connectivity

FEMA risk index38.0 · Relatively High
Fiber providers6 · 51% 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 Viaduct — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.

SiteFormer useLegacy MWDistanceCleanup status
Essexnatural gas plant10830.9 mi—
Colemanoil plant426.4 mi—
Jackson (MO)oil plant210.3 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 Viaduct, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Viaduct
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
TAP153821Substation-AdjacentMOStoddard County345 kV600 MW2.8 yrs62.2
KELSOSubstation-AdjacentMOScott County345 kV600 MW2.8 yrs60.8
LUTESVILLESubstation-AdjacentMOBollinger County345 kV600 MW2.8 yrs60.3
UNKNOWN121881Substation-AdjacentILJackson County138 kV100 MW3.8 yrs60.0
OZ Cape GirardeauGreenfieldMOCape Girardeau——1.4 yrs59.5
EC Near ColemanGreenfieldMOScott——1.4 yrs58.9
EC Near ViaductGreenfieldMOCape Girardeau——1.4 yrs58.8
EC Near Jackson (MO)GreenfieldMOCape Girardeau——1.4 yrs58.7

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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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