Escalante
BrownfieldPrewitt, McKinley, New Mexico · Tri-State G & T Assn, Inc
Escalante is a coal plant in Prewitt, McKinley, New Mexico, retired 2020-11-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 257 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
Grid hookup & remediation
Nearby datacenter candidate sites
Scored candidate sites near Escalante, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | State | County | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRUITT ESCALANTE (PEGS) | Substation-Adjacent | NM | McKinley County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.5 yrs | 67.1 |
| AMBROSIA | Substation-Adjacent | NM | McKinley County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.5 yrs | 61.4 |
| BLUE WATER | Substation-Adjacent | NM | Cibola County | 115 kV | 100 MW | 3.5 yrs | 60.9 |
| SEVEN LAKES | Substation-Adjacent | NM | McKinley County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.5 yrs | 60.8 |
| CINIZA | Substation-Adjacent | NM | McKinley County | 115 kV | 100 MW | 3.5 yrs | 58.9 |
| Greenfield (SEVEN LAKES - AMBROSIA) | Greenfield | NM | McKinley County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.5 yrs | 56.9 |
| Greenfield (AMBROSIA - WEST MESA) | Greenfield | NM | McKinley County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.5 yrs | 55.5 |
| Greenfield (SEVEN LAKES - AMBROSIA) | Greenfield | NM | McKinley County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.5 yrs | 55.5 |
See all datacenter sites in New Mexico →
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.
Go deeper than the public screen
This page shows a public slice of the GridCensus dataset for Escalante, Prewitt, McKinley, New Mexico. Pro and Enterprise plans unlock the full 164,098-site catalog, raw sub-scores, parcel ownership, interconnection-queue detail, saved searches, and programmatic API access.