Far Rockaway

Brownfield

Far Rockaway, Queens, New York · National Grid Generation LLC

Legacy capacity
100
MW

Far Rockaway is a natural gas plant in Far Rockaway, Queens, New York, retired 2012-07-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 100 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 capacity100 MW
Retirement date2012-07-01
EIA plant ID#2513

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation5.9 mi
OperatorNational Grid Generation LLC
Operator addressBay 24th Street, Far Rockaway, NY, 11691
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 Far Rockaway, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Far Rockaway
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
VERNONSubstation-AdjacentNYNew York County348 kV600 MW3.5 yrs75.9
DUFFY AVENUE CONVERTER STATIONSubstation-AdjacentNYKings County500 kV1,000 MW3.5 yrs74.8
KEARNYSubstation-AdjacentNJHudson County230 kV300 MW3.5 yrs73.8
MARIONSubstation-AdjacentNJHudson County345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs73.4
SAYREVILLESubstation-AdjacentNYRichmond County500 kV1,000 MW3.5 yrs73.0
SHORE RDSubstation-AdjacentNYBronx County345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs72.9
GOWANUSSubstation-AdjacentNYKings County345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs72.8
OCEANVIEWSubstation-AdjacentNJMonmouth County230 kV300 MW2.6 yrs72.8

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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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