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Charles Poletti

Brownfield

Astoria, Queens, New York · New York Power Authority

Legacy capacity
883
MW

Charles Poletti is a oil plant in Astoria, Queens, New York, retired 2010-02-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 883 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 capacity883 MW
Retirement date2010-02-01
EIA plant ID#2491

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.5 mi
Operator address31-03 20th Ave, Astoria, NY, 11105
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 Charles Poletti, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Charles Poletti
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
RAINEYSubstation-AdjacentNYNew York County345 kV600 MW4.9 yrs72.8
DUFFY AVENUE CONVERTER STATIONSubstation-AdjacentNYNassau County500 kV1,000 MW4.9 yrs72.1
Charles PolettiBrownfieldNYNew York138 kV883 MW4.9 yrs71.8
GOWANUSSubstation-AdjacentNYKings County345 kV600 MW4.9 yrs70.9
FARRAGUTSubstation-AdjacentNYNew York County345 kV600 MW4.9 yrs70.8
EAST 13TH STREETSubstation-AdjacentNYNew York County345 kV600 MW4.9 yrs70.1
SEWARENSubstation-AdjacentNJRichmond County230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs70.0
UNKNOWN132611Substation-AdjacentNJRichmond County230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs69.9

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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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