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West Point Municipal

Brownfield

West Point, Cuming, Nebraska · City of West Point - (NE)

Legacy capacity
4
MW

West Point Municipal is a natural gas plant in West Point, Cuming, Nebraska, retired 2018-11-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 4 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 capacity4 MW
Retirement date2018-11-01
EIA plant ID#2313

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.0 mi
Operator address605N Mill Street, West Point, NE, 68788
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 — Cuming 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)3,031
Construction employment196
Land value$7,508/acre
Datacenter tax incentivesales_tax_exemption

Power economics & interconnection

Commercial power rate7.20¢/kWh
Industrial power rate17.74¢/kWh
Load growth (FERC-714)0.7%

Water & cooling

Water stressMedium-High
Public water supply1.6 MGD
Industrial water use0.0 MGD
Cooling degree days1,000
Mean annual temp49°F

Hazard, flood & connectivity

FEMA risk index28.0 · Relatively Moderate
Fiber providers8 · 70% 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 West Point Municipal, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near West Point Municipal
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
EC Coal Woodbury CountyGreenfieldIAWoodbury County——1.4 yrs61.7
OZ DodgeGreenfieldNEDodge——3.5 yrs60.4
EC Near George Neal NorthGreenfieldIAWoodbury——1.4 yrs60.2
EC Near West Point MunicipalGreenfieldNECuming——3.5 yrs59.7
EC Near West Point MunicipalGreenfieldNECuming——3.5 yrs59.1
EC Near West Point MunicipalGreenfieldNECuming——3.5 yrs59.1
EC Near West Point MunicipalGreenfieldNECuming——3.5 yrs59.0
EC Near West Point MunicipalGreenfieldNECuming——3.5 yrs58.9

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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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