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Parlin Power Plant

Brownfield

Parlin, Middlesex, New Jersey · Consolidated Edison Energy, Inc.

Legacy capacity
135
MW

Parlin Power Plant is a natural gas plant in Parlin, Middlesex, New Jersey, retired 2023-10-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 135 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 usenatural gas plant
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity135 MW
Retirement date2023-10-01
EIA plant ID#50799

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.1 mi
Operator address790 Washington Road, Parlin, NJ, 8859
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a natural gas 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.

Site conditions & market — Middlesex 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

Total employment (laborshed)376,864
IT / tech employment844
Construction employment15,508
Land value$26,828/acre
Datacenter tax incentivesales_tax_exemption

Power economics & interconnection

Commercial power rate9.80¢/kWh
Industrial power rate7.11¢/kWh
Load growth (FERC-714)0.5%

Water & cooling

Water stressLow
Public water supply39.1 MGD
Industrial water use2.2 MGD
Cooling degree days1,000
Mean annual temp53°F

Hazard, flood & connectivity

FEMA risk index28.0 · Relatively Moderate
Fiber providers10 · 97% served

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 Parlin Power Plant — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.

SiteFormer useLegacy MWDistanceCleanup status
PSEG Kearny Generating Stationnatural gas plant82122.6 mi—
PSEG Sewaren Generating Stationnatural gas plant5677.8 mi—
Ravenswoodnatural gas plant54528.7 mi—
PSEG Linden Generating Stationoil plant38112.8 mi—
Sayrevilleoil plant2501.7 mi—
Watersideoil plant20027.4 mi—
Bayonne Plant Holding LLCnatural gas plant19217.5 mi—
NAEA Ocean Peaking Power LLCnatural gas plant19228.7 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 Parlin Power Plant, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Parlin Power Plant
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
RAINEYSubstation-AdjacentNYNew York County345 kV600 MW4.9 yrs72.1
SAYREVILLESubstation-AdjacentNJMiddlesex County500 kV1,000 MW3.8 yrs71.0
SEWARENSubstation-AdjacentNJRichmond County230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs70.0
UNKNOWN172520Substation-AdjacentNJHudson County230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs69.5
UNKNOWN132611Substation-AdjacentNJRichmond County230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs69.4
FARRAGUTSubstation-AdjacentNYNew York County345 kV600 MW4.9 yrs69.2
GOWANUSSubstation-AdjacentNYKings County345 kV600 MW4.9 yrs69.1
EAST WINDSORSubstation-AdjacentNJMercer County500 kV1,000 MW3.8 yrs68.4

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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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