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C W Burdick

Brownfield

Grand Island, Hall, Nebraska · City of Grand Island - (NE)

Legacy capacity
98
MW

C W Burdick is a natural gas plant in Grand Island, Hall, Nebraska, retired 2017-09-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 98 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 capacity98 MW
Retirement date2017-09-01
EIA plant ID#2241

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.1 mi
Operator address805 E Bischeld, Grand Island, NE, 68801
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 — Hall 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)30,889
Construction employment1,911
Land value$5,923/acre
Datacenter tax incentivesales_tax_exemption

Power economics & interconnection

Commercial power rate7.23¢/kWh
Industrial power rate8.00¢/kWh
Load growth (FERC-714)0.7%

Water & cooling

Water stressMedium-High
Public water supply11.9 MGD
Industrial water use2.4 MGD
Cooling degree days1,000
Mean annual temp49°F

Hazard, flood & connectivity

FEMA risk index28.0 · Relatively Moderate
Fiber providers12 · 89% 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.

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Nearby datacenter candidate sites

Scored candidate sites near C W Burdick, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near C W Burdick
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN131929Substation-AdjacentNEHamilton County345 kV600 MW3.3 yrs63.1
EC Near C W BurdickGreenfieldNEHall——3.5 yrs61.9
UNKNOWN131722Substation-AdjacentNEAdams County230 kV300 MW3.3 yrs61.2
EC Near C W BurdickGreenfieldNEHall——3.5 yrs60.3
OZ AdamsGreenfieldNEAdams——3.5 yrs59.8
EC Near C W BurdickGreenfieldNEHall——3.5 yrs59.7
EC Near C W BurdickGreenfieldNEHall——3.5 yrs59.4
EC Near C W BurdickGreenfieldNEHall——3.5 yrs59.0

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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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