Middle Station

Brownfield

Rio Grand, Cape May, New Jersey · Calpine New Jersey Generation LLC

Legacy capacity
80
MW

Middle Station is a oil plant in Rio Grand, Cape May, New Jersey, retired 2015-05-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 80 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 capacity80 MW
Retirement date2015-05-01
EIA plant ID#2382

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation17.2 mi
OperatorCalpine New Jersey Generation LLC
Operator addressNorth End of Railroad Ave, Rio Grand, NJ, 8242
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.

Nearby datacenter candidate sites

Scored candidate sites near Middle Station, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Middle Station
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
CUMBERLAND (NJ)Substation-AdjacentNJCumberland County230 kV300 MW2.6 yrs67.5
DENNIS STATIONSubstation-AdjacentNJCape May County230 kV300 MW2.6 yrs65.4
ROBINSONVILLESubstation-AdjacentDESussex County138 kV100 MW1.5 yrs64.8
ANGOLASubstation-AdjacentDESussex County138 kV100 MW1.5 yrs64.3
REHOBOTHSubstation-AdjacentDESussex County138 kV100 MW1.5 yrs63.0
SHERMAN STATIONSubstation-AdjacentNJCumberland County138 kV100 MW2.6 yrs62.4
CORSON STATIONSubstation-AdjacentNJCape May County138 kV100 MW2.6 yrs61.6
UNKNOWN128221Substation-AdjacentDESussex County230 kV300 MW3.1 yrs61.5

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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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