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Olean Gateway "Solean"

Brownfield

Olean, New York

Legacy capacity
4
MW

Olean Gateway "Solean" is a former manufacturing site in Olean, New York. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 4 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 useformer manufacturing site
Site typeepa_brownfield
Existing capacity4 MW
Acreage60 ac

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.8 mi
Cleanup statuscleanup_complete
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a former manufacturing site 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 brownfield & retired-generation sites

A proximity screen of other retired-plant, contaminated, and EPA-flagged sites near Olean Gateway "Solean" — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.

SiteFormer useLegacy MWDistanceCleanup status
Homeridae Projectformer manufacturing site40.0 micleanup_complete
Olean Gateway "Solean" Westformer manufacturing site20.0 micleanup_complete

Derived from GridCensus's retired-generator & EPA brownfield dataset. Not a substitute for an ASTM E1527 Phase I environmental radius report.

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Nearby datacenter candidate sites

Scored candidate sites near Olean Gateway "Solean", ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Olean Gateway "Solean"
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
FIVE MILESubstation-AdjacentNYCattaraugus County345 kV600 MW4.9 yrs60.2
OZ McKeanGreenfieldPAMcKean——3.0 yrs58.7
LEWIS RUNSubstation-AdjacentPAMcKean County230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs58.1
EC Coal McKean CountyGreenfieldPAMcKean County——3.0 yrs57.3
EC FFE McKean CountyGreenfieldPAMcKean County——3.0 yrs56.7
EC Coal McKean CountyGreenfieldPAMcKean County——3.0 yrs56.2
OZ CattaraugusGreenfieldNYCattaraugus——3.5 yrs56.0
EC Coal McKean CountyGreenfieldPAMcKean County——3.0 yrs55.5

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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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