E F Barrett

Brownfield

Island Park, Nassau, New York · National Grid Generation LLC

Legacy capacity
18
MW

E F Barrett is a natural gas plant in Island Park, Nassau, New York, retired 2011-10-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 18 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 capacity18 MW
Retirement date2011-10-01
EIA plant ID#2511

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.1 mi
OperatorNational Grid Generation LLC
Operator addressMcCarthy Road, Island Park, NY, 11558
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 E F Barrett, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near E F Barrett
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
VERNONSubstation-AdjacentNYNew York County348 kV600 MW3.5 yrs75.9
DUFFY AVENUE CONVERTER STATIONSubstation-AdjacentNYKings County500 kV1,000 MW3.5 yrs74.8
SHORE RDSubstation-AdjacentNYBronx County345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs72.9
EAST 13TH STREETSubstation-AdjacentNYNew York County345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs72.8
OCEANVIEWSubstation-AdjacentNJMonmouth County230 kV300 MW2.6 yrs72.8
GOWANUSSubstation-AdjacentNYKings County345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs72.8
BERGENSubstation-AdjacentNYNew York County345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs72.7
NEWBRIDGE ROADSubstation-AdjacentNYNassau County345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs72.6

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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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