Crete

Brownfield

Crete, Saline, Nebraska · City of Crete

Legacy capacity
8
MW

Crete is a natural gas plant in Crete, Saline, Nebraska, retired 2013-04-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 8 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 capacity8 MW
Retirement date2013-04-01
EIA plant ID#2231

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation5.8 mi
OperatorCity of Crete
Operator address243 East 13th Street, Crete, NE, 68333
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 Crete, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Crete
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN131734Substation-AdjacentNELancaster County345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs74.9
UNKNOWN131937Substation-AdjacentNESeward County345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs73.2
UNKNOWN131898Substation-AdjacentNELancaster County115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs71.7
MOORESubstation-AdjacentNELancaster County345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs71.3
UNKNOWN131944Substation-AdjacentNELancaster County115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs70.7
UNKNOWN131704Substation-AdjacentNELancaster County115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs70.5
UNKNOWN131907Substation-AdjacentNELancaster County161 kV100 MW3.5 yrs70.5
UNKNOWN131905Substation-AdjacentNELancaster County115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs70.4

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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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