White Rose Foods Solar

Brownfield

Carteret, New Jersey

Legacy capacity
5
MW

White Rose Foods Solar is a former manufacturing site in Carteret, New Jersey. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 5 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 useformer manufacturing site
Site typeepa_brownfield
Existing capacity5 MW
Acreage57 ac

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation1.2 mi
Cleanup statuscleanup_complete
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a former manufacturing site 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 White Rose Foods Solar, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near White Rose Foods Solar
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
DEANSSubstation-AdjacentNJMiddlesex County500 kV1,000 MW3.0 yrs77.7
DEANSSubstation-AdjacentNJMiddlesex County500 kV1,000 MW2.6 yrs77.0
EAST WINDSORSubstation-AdjacentNJMercer County500 kV1,000 MW2.6 yrs76.7
VERNONSubstation-AdjacentNYNew York County348 kV600 MW3.5 yrs75.9
UNKNOWN132392Substation-AdjacentNJMorris County230 kV300 MW3.0 yrs75.2
WINDSORSubstation-AdjacentNJMercer County230 kV300 MW2.6 yrs74.9
DUFFY AVENUE CONVERTER STATIONSubstation-AdjacentNYKings County500 kV1,000 MW3.5 yrs74.8
PSEG Linden Generating StationBrownfieldNJUnion—381 MW—74.6

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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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