Freeport McMoRan

Brownfield

Tyrone, Grant, New Mexico · Freeport McMoRan Inc

Legacy capacity
15
MW

Freeport McMoRan is a oil plant in Tyrone, Grant, New Mexico, retired 2017-01-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 15 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 useoil plant
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity15 MW
Retirement date2017-01-01
EIA plant ID#54734

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation1.3 mi
OperatorFreeport McMoRan Inc
Operator addressHighway 90 S., Tyrone Mine Rd, Tyrone, NM, 88065
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a oil 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.

Nearby datacenter candidate sites

Scored candidate sites near Freeport McMoRan, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Freeport McMoRan
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN300314Substation-AdjacentNMGrant County115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs61.1
IVANHOESubstation-AdjacentNMGrant County115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs60.8
TYRONE (PHELPS DODGE)Substation-AdjacentNMGrant County115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs60.6
LORDSBURGSubstation-AdjacentNMHidalgo County115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs60.5
HIDALGOSubstation-AdjacentNMGrant County345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs59.2
Greenfield (LUNA - HIDALGO)GreenfieldNMGrant County345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs59.1
Greenfield (HIDALGO - GREENLEE)GreenfieldNMGrant County345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs59.1
Greenfield (LUNA - HIDALGO)GreenfieldNMGrant County345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs58.5

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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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