San Juan

Brownfield

Waterflow, San Juan, New Mexico · Public Service Co of NM

Legacy capacity
1,848
MW

San Juan is a coal plant in Waterflow, San Juan, New Mexico, retired 2022-09-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 1,848 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 capacity1,848 MW
Retirement date2022-09-01
EIA plant ID#2451

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.2 mi
OperatorPublic Service Co of NM
Operator address6800 County Road North, Waterflow, NM, 87421
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.

Nearby datacenter candidate sites

Scored candidate sites near San Juan, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near San Juan
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
FOUR CORNERSSubstation-AdjacentNMSan Juan County500 kV1,000 MW3.5 yrs67.9
SAN JUANSubstation-AdjacentNMSan Juan County500 kV1,000 MW3.5 yrs63.1
WATERFLOWSubstation-AdjacentNMSan Juan County345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs61.1
SHIPROCKSubstation-AdjacentNMSan Juan County345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs60.4
UNKNOWN204023Substation-AdjacentCOLa Plata County115 kV100 MW1.7 yrs60.0
Greenfield (PINTO - FOUR CORNERS)GreenfieldCOMontezuma County345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs59.6
UNKNOWN301857Substation-AdjacentCOMontezuma County115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs59.4
GLADE SWITCHING STATIONSubstation-AdjacentCOLa Plata County115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs59.4

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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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