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Steamboat Hills LP

Brownfield

Reno, Washoe, Nevada · Ormat Nevada Inc

Legacy capacity
22
MW

Steamboat Hills LP is a former geothermal site in Reno, Washoe, Nevada, retired 2020-04-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 22 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 geothermal site
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity22 MW
Retirement date2020-04-01
EIA plant ID#50654

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.0 mi
Operator address20590 Wedge Parkway, Reno, NV, 89521
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a former geothermal 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.

Site conditions & market — Washoe 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)210,917
IT / tech employment828
Construction employment21,145
Land value$1,083/acre
Datacenter tax incentivesales_tax_abatement

Power economics & interconnection

Commercial power rate6.52¢/kWh
Industrial power rate6.22¢/kWh
Load growth (FERC-714)2.3%

Water & cooling

Water stressExtremely High
Public water supply55.7 MGD
Industrial water use0.0 MGD
Cooling degree days2,000
Mean annual temp50°F

Hazard, flood & connectivity

FEMA risk index12.0 · Very Low
Fiber providers8 · 50% 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 Steamboat Hills LP — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.

SiteFormer useLegacy MWDistanceCleanup status
Tracynatural gas plant15018.5 mi—
Galena 3 Geothermal Power Plantformer geothermal site301.6 mi—
Kings Beachoil plant1616.3 mi—
Steamboat 1former geothermal site81.8 mi—
Valley Roadoil plant612.3 mi—
Faradformer hydro site313.7 mi—
Steamboat 1A Power Plantformer geothermal site21.8 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 Steamboat Hills LP, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Steamboat Hills LP
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
TRACYSubstation-AdjacentNVStorey County360 kV600 MW6.9 yrs63.1
NORTH VALLEY ROADSubstation-AdjacentNVStorey County345 kV600 MW6.9 yrs61.7
MIRA LOMASubstation-AdjacentNVStorey County360 kV600 MW6.9 yrs61.7
EC Near Valley RoadGreenfieldNVWashoe——5.8 yrs60.5
EC Near Valley RoadGreenfieldNVWashoe——5.8 yrs60.5
SUGAR LOAFSubstation-AdjacentNVStorey County360 kV600 MW6.9 yrs59.6
EC Near Valley RoadGreenfieldNVWashoe——5.8 yrs59.0
EC Near TracyGreenfieldNVStorey——5.8 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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