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Rariton OMP

Brownfield

Raritan, Somerset, New Jersey · Janssen Pharmaceutical Co

Legacy capacity
3
MW

Rariton OMP is a natural gas plant in Raritan, Somerset, New Jersey, retired 2024-03-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 3 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 capacity3 MW
Retirement date2024-03-01
EIA plant ID#59055

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation1.8 mi
Operator address1000 US Highway 202 N, Raritan, NJ, 8869
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 — Somerset 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)175,080
IT / tech employment370
Construction employment7,626
Land value$21,660/acre
Datacenter tax incentivesales_tax_exemption

Power economics & interconnection

Commercial power rate9.73¢/kWh
Industrial power rate7.37¢/kWh
Load growth (FERC-714)0.5%

Water & cooling

Water stressLow
Public water supply2.7 MGD
Industrial water use1.0 MGD
Cooling degree days1,000
Mean annual temp53°F

Hazard, flood & connectivity

FEMA risk index28.0 · Relatively Moderate
Fiber providers11 · 89% 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 Rariton OMP — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.

SiteFormer useLegacy MWDistanceCleanup status
Sayrevilleoil plant25016.9 mi—
Parlin Power Plantnatural gas plant13518.6 mi—
Vicinity Energy Trenton, L.P.natural gas plant1525.5 mi—
South Brunswick Landfill Solarformer superfund site1314.6 micleanup_complete
Merck Rahway Power Plantoil plant420.3 mi—
CIP II/AR Bridgewater Holdings - NJCOEnatural gas plant43.5 mi—
Princeton Landfill Solarformer landfill site315.1 micleanup_complete
Matrix Industrial Site Solarformer brownfield site320.2 micleanup_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 Rariton OMP, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Rariton OMP
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
SAYREVILLESubstation-AdjacentNJMiddlesex County500 kV1,000 MW3.8 yrs71.0
EAST WINDSORSubstation-AdjacentNJMercer County500 kV1,000 MW3.8 yrs68.4
BRANCHBURGSubstation-AdjacentNJSomerset County500 kV1,000 MW3.8 yrs68.1
ROSELANDSubstation-AdjacentNJEssex County500 kV1,000 MW3.8 yrs67.9
DEANSSubstation-AdjacentNJMiddlesex County500 kV1,000 MW3.8 yrs67.4
Lake Campus Project at Princeton University (GSHP)BrownfieldNJMercer——3.8 yrs66.9
SMITHBURGSubstation-AdjacentNJMonmouth County500 kV1,000 MW3.8 yrs66.9
UNKNOWN132955Substation-AdjacentNJMiddlesex County230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs65.7

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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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