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Hopatcong Landfill Solar

Brownfield

Hopatcong, New Jersey

Legacy capacity
2
MW

Hopatcong Landfill Solar is a former landfill site in Hopatcong, New Jersey. 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 useformer landfill site
Site typeepa_brownfield
Existing capacity2 MW
Acreage23 ac

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation2.9 mi
Cleanup statuscleanup_complete
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a former landfill 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.

Nearby brownfield & retired-generation sites

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

SiteFormer useLegacy MWDistanceCleanup status
Merck Rahway Power Plantoil plant431.2 mi—
CIP II/AR Bridgewater Holdings - NJCOEnatural gas plant422.8 mi—
Rariton OMPnatural gas plant326.2 mi—
FedEx Ground Distribution Hubformer brownfield site233.8 micleanup_complete
Mount Arlington Landfillformer landfill site22.6 micleanup_complete
Overlook Medical Centernatural gas plant223.1 mi—
WC Landfill Energy LLCnatural gas plant220.5 mi—
Schering Corporation Solarformer rcra site222.6 micleanup_complete

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 Hopatcong Landfill Solar, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Hopatcong Landfill Solar
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
ROSELANDSubstation-AdjacentNJEssex County500 kV1,000 MW3.8 yrs67.9
UNKNOWN132619Substation-AdjacentNJMorris County500 kV1,000 MW3.8 yrs67.3
Hopatcong Landfill SolarBrownfieldNJMorris500 kV2 MW3.8 yrs65.1
MIDDLESEXSubstation-AdjacentNJSomerset County230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs64.8
UNKNOWN132944Substation-AdjacentNJMorris County230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs64.7
UNKNOWN132377Substation-AdjacentNJSomerset County230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs64.7
UNKNOWN163668Substation-AdjacentNJMorris County230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs64.6
GREENBROOKSubstation-AdjacentNJSomerset County230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs64.5

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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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