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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 substation0.7 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
RAINEYSubstation-AdjacentNYNew York County345 kV600 MW4.9 yrs72.8
Charles PolettiBrownfieldNYNew York138 kV883 MW4.9 yrs71.8
SAYREVILLESubstation-AdjacentNJMiddlesex County500 kV1,000 MW3.8 yrs71.6
GOWANUSSubstation-AdjacentNYKings County345 kV600 MW4.9 yrs70.9
FARRAGUTSubstation-AdjacentNYNew York County345 kV600 MW4.9 yrs70.8
EAST 13TH STREETSubstation-AdjacentNYNew York County345 kV600 MW4.9 yrs70.1
SEWARENSubstation-AdjacentNJRichmond County230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs70.0
EAST WINDSORSubstation-AdjacentNJMercer County500 kV1,000 MW3.8 yrs69.9

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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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