J E Corette Plant

Brownfield

Billings, Yellowstone, Montana · Talen Montana LLC

Legacy capacity
173
MW

J E Corette Plant is a coal plant in Billings, Yellowstone, Montana, retired 2015-03-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 173 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 usecoal plant
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity173 MW
Retirement date2015-03-01
EIA plant ID#2187

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.0 mi
OperatorTalen Montana LLC
Operator addressP.O. Box 30495, Billings, MT, 59101
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a coal 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 J E Corette Plant, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near J E Corette Plant
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
J E Corette PlantBrownfieldMTYellowstone173 MW80.9
BROADVIEWSubstation-AdjacentMTGolden Valley County500 kV1,000 MW1.1 yrs80.1
BILLINGSSubstation-AdjacentMTYellowstone County230 kV300 MW1.1 yrs78.9
UNKNOWN202569Substation-AdjacentMTYellowstone County230 kV300 MW1.1 yrs78.0
ALKALI CREEKSubstation-AdjacentMTYellowstone County230 kV300 MW1.1 yrs77.0
SHOREY ROADSubstation-AdjacentMTYellowstone County230 kV300 MW1.1 yrs76.7
UNKNOWN208526Substation-AdjacentMTYellowstone County115 kV100 MW1.1 yrs76.4
UNKNOWN204480Substation-AdjacentMTYellowstone County115 kV100 MW1.1 yrs76.3

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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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