Oyster Creek

Brownfield

Forked River, Ocean, New Jersey · Constellation Nuclear

Legacy capacity
550
MW

Oyster Creek is a nuclear plant in Forked River, Ocean, New Jersey, retired 2018-09-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 550 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 usenuclear plant
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity550 MW
Retirement date2018-09-01
EIA plant ID#2388

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.2 mi
OperatorConstellation Nuclear
Operator addressPO Box 388, Forked River, NJ, 8731
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a nuclear 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 Oyster Creek, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Oyster Creek
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
OYSTER CREEKSubstation-AdjacentNJOcean County230 kV300 MW2.6 yrs71.9
NAEA OCEAN PEAKING POWER LLCSubstation-AdjacentNJOcean County230 kV300 MW2.6 yrs71.5
NAEA Ocean Peaking Power LLCBrownfieldNJOcean—192 MW—70.8
LAKEWOODSubstation-AdjacentNJOcean County230 kV300 MW2.6 yrs70.5
UNKNOWN133190Substation-AdjacentNJOcean County230 kV300 MW2.6 yrs70.4
LARRABEESubstation-AdjacentNJMonmouth County230 kV300 MW2.6 yrs70.2
UNKNOWN132248Substation-AdjacentNJBurlington County230 kV300 MW3.0 yrs70.1
SMITHBURGSubstation-AdjacentNJMonmouth County500 kV1,000 MW2.6 yrs70.1

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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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