Jersey Gardens Mall Solar #1
BrownfieldElizabeth, New Jersey
Jersey Gardens Mall Solar #1 is a former landfill site in Elizabeth, 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
Grid hookup & remediation
Nearby brownfield & retired-generation sites
A proximity screen of other retired-plant, contaminated, and EPA-flagged sites near Jersey Gardens Mall Solar #1 — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.
| Site | Former use | Legacy MW | Distance | Cleanup status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Poletti | oil plant | 883 | 16.6 mi | — |
| PSEG Kearny Generating Station | natural gas plant | 821 | 7.0 mi | — |
| PSEG Sewaren Generating Station | natural gas plant | 567 | 8.1 mi | — |
| Ravenswood | natural gas plant | 545 | 14.4 mi | — |
| PSEG Linden Generating Station | oil plant | 381 | 3.1 mi | — |
| Sayreville | oil plant | 250 | 15.6 mi | — |
| Waterside | oil plant | 200 | 12.8 mi | — |
| Bayonne Plant Holding LLC | natural gas plant | 192 | 4.2 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 Jersey Gardens Mall Solar #1, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | State | County | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAINEY | Substation-Adjacent | NY | New York County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 4.9 yrs | 72.1 |
| SAYREVILLE | Substation-Adjacent | NJ | Middlesex County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 3.8 yrs | 71.0 |
| Charles Poletti | Brownfield | NY | New York | 138 kV | 883 MW | 4.9 yrs | 71.0 |
| SEWAREN | Substation-Adjacent | NJ | Richmond County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.8 yrs | 70.0 |
| UNKNOWN172520 | Substation-Adjacent | NJ | Hudson County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.8 yrs | 69.5 |
| UNKNOWN132611 | Substation-Adjacent | NJ | Richmond County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.8 yrs | 69.4 |
| FARRAGUT | Substation-Adjacent | NY | New York County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 4.9 yrs | 69.2 |
| GOWANUS | Substation-Adjacent | NY | Kings County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 4.9 yrs | 69.1 |
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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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