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Four Corners

Brownfield

Fruitland, San Juan, New Mexico · Arizona Public Service Co

Legacy capacity
633
MW

Four Corners is a coal plant in Fruitland, San Juan, New Mexico, retired 2013-12-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 633 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 usecoal plant
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity633 MW
Retirement date2013-12-01
EIA plant ID#2442

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.3 mi
Operator addressEnd of County Rd 6675, Fruitland, NM, 87416
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a coal 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 — San Juan 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)34,792
Construction employment3,410
Land value$745/acre

Power economics & interconnection

Commercial power rate15.96¢/kWh
Industrial power rate19.77¢/kWh
Load growth (FERC-714)1.1%

Water & cooling

Water stressExtremely High
Public water supply18.8 MGD
Industrial water use0.0 MGD
Cooling degree days1,400
Mean annual temp53°F

Hazard, flood & connectivity

FEMA risk index15.0 · Relatively Low
Fiber providers5 · 3% 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 Four Corners — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.

SiteFormer useLegacy MWDistanceCleanup status
San Juancoal plant1,8488.0 mi—
Pinon Energy Centernatural gas plant2937.9 mi—
Animasnatural gas plant5016.2 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 Four Corners, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Four Corners
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
FOUR CORNERSSubstation-AdjacentNMSan Juan County500 kV1,000 MW3.3 yrs58.4
SAN JUANSubstation-AdjacentNMSan Juan County345 kV600 MW3.3 yrs55.9
EC Near San JuanGreenfieldNMSan Juan——3.5 yrs53.5
EC Coal San Juan CountyGreenfieldNMSan Juan County——3.5 yrs53.4
EC Near Four CornersGreenfieldNMSan Juan——3.5 yrs53.1
EC Coal San Juan CountyGreenfieldNMSan Juan County——3.5 yrs53.1
EC Near AnimasGreenfieldNMSan Juan——3.5 yrs52.9
SHIPROCKSubstation-AdjacentNMSan Juan County345 kV600 MW3.3 yrs52.7

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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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