Former Nebraska Ordnance Plant

Brownfield

Mead, Nebraska

Legacy capacity

Former Nebraska Ordnance Plant is a former superfund site in Mead, Nebraska. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 0 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 useformer superfund site

Site typeepa_brownfield

Existing capacity0 MW

Acreage17,250 ac

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation11.3 mi

Cleanup statuscleanup_complete

Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a former superfund site 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 Former Nebraska Ordnance Plant, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Former Nebraska Ordnance Plant
Site	Type	State	County	Voltage	Capacity	Queue wait	Score
UNKNOWN131751	Substation-Adjacent	NE	Sarpy County	345 kV	600 MW	3.5 yrs	75.9
UNKNOWN131949	Substation-Adjacent	NE	Lancaster County	345 kV	600 MW	3.5 yrs	74.0
FORT CALHOUN	Substation-Adjacent	NE	Washington County	345 kV	600 MW	3.5 yrs	73.4
UNKNOWN131750	Substation-Adjacent	NE	Sarpy County	345 kV	600 MW	3.5 yrs	72.0
UNKNOWN131651	Substation-Adjacent	NE	Sarpy County	345 kV	600 MW	3.5 yrs	71.9
UNKNOWN131898	Substation-Adjacent	NE	Lancaster County	115 kV	100 MW	3.5 yrs	71.7
UNKNOWN131646	Substation-Adjacent	NE	Sarpy County	161 kV	100 MW	3.5 yrs	71.4
UNKNOWN131752	Substation-Adjacent	NE	Douglas County	161 kV	100 MW	3.5 yrs	71.2

Nearby internet exchanges

1623 Farnam - OmahaOmaha, NE · 46 networks
Lincoln Data CentersLincoln, NE · 6 networks
TierPoint Omaha - BellevueBellevue, NE · 5 networks
Binary Net VaultLincoln, NE · 4 networks

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Dataset updated March 2026. 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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