Fort Calhoun

Brownfield

Blair, Washington, Nebraska · Omaha Public Power District

Legacy capacity
502
MW

Fort Calhoun is a nuclear plant in Blair, Washington, Nebraska, retired 2016-10-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 502 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 usenuclear plant
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity502 MW
Retirement date2016-10-01
EIA plant ID#2289

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation1.4 mi
OperatorOmaha Public Power District
Operator address9750 Power Lane, Blair, NE, 68008
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a nuclear 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 Fort Calhoun, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Fort Calhoun
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
GRIMESSubstation-AdjacentIAMills County345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs79.4
UNKNOWN163571Substation-AdjacentIAMills County345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs78.1
WALTER SCOTT ENERGY CENTERSubstation-AdjacentIAMills County345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs77.9
UNKNOWN131416Substation-AdjacentIAMills County345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs76.7
SARPY COUNTYSubstation-AdjacentNESarpy County345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs76.0
UNKNOWN131751Substation-AdjacentNESarpy County345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs75.9
OPPD BLONDO STREETSubstation-AdjacentNEDouglas County345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs75.2
FORT CALHOUNSubstation-AdjacentNEWashington County345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs73.4

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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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