Kimball

Brownfield

Kimball, Kimball, Nebraska · City of Kimball - (NE)

Legacy capacity
10
MW

Kimball is a oil plant in Kimball, Kimball, Nebraska, retired 2024-12-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 10 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 useoil plant
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity10 MW
Retirement date2024-12-01
EIA plant ID#2248

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation6.5 mi
OperatorCity of Kimball - (NE)
Operator address223 South Chestnut Street, Kimball, NE, 69145
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a oil 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 Kimball, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Kimball
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
CEDAR CREEK IISubstation-AdjacentNEKimball County230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs64.9
CEDAR CREEK WINDSubstation-AdjacentNEKimball County230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs64.1
UNKNOWN202601Substation-AdjacentCOWeld County230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs63.9
UNKNOWN204230Substation-AdjacentNEKimball County138 kV100 MW1.7 yrs63.1
UNKNOWN205892Substation-AdjacentNEKimball County115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs62.3
Greenfield (LARAMIE RIVER - UNKNOWN202177)GreenfieldNEKimball County345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs61.4
Greenfield (LARAMIE RIVER - UNKNOWN202177)GreenfieldNEBanner County345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs61.0
Greenfield (UNKNOWN202179 - UNKNOWN202177)GreenfieldNEBanner County345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs60.7

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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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