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Bethlehem Energy Center

Brownfield

Glenmont, Albany, New York · GB II New York LLC

Legacy capacity
400
MW

Bethlehem Energy Center is a natural gas plant in Glenmont, Albany, New York, retired 2005-12-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 400 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 usenatural gas plant
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity400 MW
Retirement date2005-12-01
EIA plant ID#2539

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.1 mi
Operator address380 River Road, Glenmont, NY, 12077
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a natural gas 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 Bethlehem Energy Center, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Bethlehem Energy Center
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN124337Substation-AdjacentNYAlbany County345 kV600 MW4.9 yrs67.6
NEW SCOTLANDSubstation-AdjacentNYAlbany County345 kV600 MW4.9 yrs65.9
Troy Landfill Solar 2BrownfieldNYRensselaer3 MW4.9 yrs65.4
REYNOLDSSubstation-AdjacentNYRensselaer County345 kV600 MW4.9 yrs64.2
ROTTERDAMSubstation-AdjacentNYSchenectady County230 kV300 MW4.9 yrs63.5
ALPSSubstation-AdjacentNYRensselaer County345 kV600 MW4.9 yrs62.1
UNKNOWN124704Substation-AdjacentNYAlbany County115 kV100 MW4.9 yrs62.1
TRINITYSubstation-AdjacentNYAlbany County115 kV100 MW4.9 yrs61.7

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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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