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Fallon

Brownfield

NV, Churchill, Nevada · Sierra Pacific Power Co

Legacy capacity
2
MW

Fallon is a oil plant in NV, Churchill, Nevada, retired 1998-12-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 2 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 capacity2 MW
Retirement date1998-12-01
EIA plant ID#6511

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation17.0 mi
Operator addressn\a, NV, NV, 89406
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.

Site conditions & market — Churchill 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)6,991
Construction employment758
Land value$2,955/acre
Datacenter tax incentivesales_tax_abatement

Power economics & interconnection

Commercial power rate5.83¢/kWh
Industrial power rate5.01¢/kWh
Load growth (FERC-714)2.3%

Water & cooling

Water stressExtremely High
Public water supply3.3 MGD
Industrial water use0.0 MGD
Cooling degree days2,000
Mean annual temp50°F

Hazard, flood & connectivity

FEMA risk index12.0 · Very Low
Fiber providers2 · 69% 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.

Nearby brownfield & retired-generation sites

A proximity screen of other retired-plant, contaminated, and EPA-flagged sites near Fallon — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.

SiteFormer useLegacy MWDistanceCleanup status
Bradyformer geothermal site2625.2 mi—
Stillwater Facilityformer geothermal site2113.6 mi—
Desert Peak Power Plantformer geothermal site1121.3 mi—
Lahontanoil plant214.7 mi—

Derived from GridCensus's retired-generator & EPA brownfield dataset. Not a substitute for an ASTM E1527 Phase I environmental radius report.

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Nearby datacenter candidate sites

Scored candidate sites near Fallon, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Fallon
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
EC Near LahontanGreenfieldNVChurchill——5.8 yrs59.4
Desert Peak Power PlantBrownfieldNVStorey County—11 MW5.8 yrs59.0
EC Near LahontanGreenfieldNVChurchill——5.8 yrs58.4
EC Near LahontanGreenfieldNVChurchill——5.8 yrs58.0
EC Near LahontanGreenfieldNVChurchill——5.8 yrs57.4
SALT WELLSSubstation-AdjacentNVChurchill County230 kV300 MW6.9 yrs57.2
FORT CHURCHILLSubstation-AdjacentNVLyon County230 kV300 MW6.9 yrs57.2
OZ LyonGreenfieldNVLyon——5.8 yrs57.1

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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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