Howard Down
BrownfieldVineland, Cumberland, New Jersey · City of Vineland - (NJ)
Howard Down is a oil plant in Vineland, Cumberland, New Jersey, retired 2012-09-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 71 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
Grid hookup & remediation
Site conditions & market — Cumberland 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
Power economics & interconnection
Water & cooling
Hazard, flood & connectivity
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 Howard Down — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.
| Site | Former use | Legacy MW | Distance | Cleanup status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddystone Generating Station | coal plant | 707 | 29.8 mi | — |
| Carlls Corner | natural gas plant | 84 | 9.2 mi | — |
| Mickleton Station | natural gas plant | 71 | 25.1 mi | — |
| Chester Operations | oil plant | 67 | 30.0 mi | — |
| West Station (NJ) | oil plant | 27 | 0.8 mi | — |
| Woodbine Landfill Plant | natural gas plant | 2 | 22.4 mi | — |
| Paulsboro Terminal Landfill | former brownfield site | 0 | 26.6 mi | cleanup_complete |
| Woodbury High School & Annex (GSHP) | former brownfield site | — | 24.9 mi | cleanup_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 Howard Down, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | State | County | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDDYSTONE | Substation-Adjacent | PA | Delaware County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.8 yrs | 69.1 |
| NEW FREEDOM | Substation-Adjacent | NJ | Camden County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 3.8 yrs | 66.2 |
| EAGLE POINT | Substation-Adjacent | NJ | Philadelphia County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.8 yrs | 65.5 |
| Woodbury High School & Annex (GSHP) | Brownfield | NJ | Gloucester | 230 kV | — | 3.8 yrs | 64.8 |
| PEDRICKTOWN | Substation-Adjacent | NJ | Delaware County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.8 yrs | 64.3 |
| Paulsboro Terminal Landfill | Brownfield | NJ | Gloucester | 230 kV | 0 MW | 3.8 yrs | 64.3 |
| TAP141115 | Substation-Adjacent | PA | Delaware County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.8 yrs | 64.2 |
| UNKNOWN125001 | Substation-Adjacent | PA | Delaware County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.8 yrs | 64.2 |
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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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