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Plant No 1 Freeport

Brownfield

Freeport, Nassau, New York · Village of Freeport - (NY)

Legacy capacity
7
MW

Plant No 1 Freeport is a oil plant in Freeport, Nassau, New York, retired 2021-05-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 7 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 capacity7 MW
Retirement date2021-05-01
EIA plant ID#2678

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.2 mi
Operator address220 West Sunrise Highway, Freeport, NY, 11520
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.

Site conditions & market — Nassau County

County-level intelligence for this site's location — the power economics, water, hazard, connectivity, and workforce a developer screens before ever visiting. Assembled from FEMA NRI, BLS QCEW, FCC BDC, USGS water-use, and EIA.

Market & workforce

Total employment (laborshed)547,964
IT / tech employment1,202
Construction employment32,228
Land value$62,463/acre
Datacenter tax incentivesales_tax_exemption

Power economics & interconnection

Commercial power rate15.40¢/kWh
Industrial power rate27.43¢/kWh
Load growth (FERC-714)0.4%

Water & cooling

Water stressLow
Public water supply194.5 MGD
Industrial water use0.0 MGD
Cooling degree days700
Mean annual temp46°F

Hazard, flood & connectivity

FEMA risk index35.0 · Relatively High
Fiber providers12 · 100% served

County-level context — address-level utility offerings and flood zoning vary within the county. Confirm site-specific service with the utility and a Phase I ESA.

Nearby brownfield & retired-generation sites

A proximity screen of other retired-plant, contaminated, and EPA-flagged sites near Plant No 1 Freeport — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.

SiteFormer useLegacy MWDistanceCleanup status
Charles Polettioil plant88318.6 mi—
Ravenswoodnatural gas plant54519.9 mi—
Glenwoodnatural gas plant22812.2 mi—
Watersideoil plant20021.2 mi—
Hudson Avenueoil plant10920.6 mi—
Far Rockawaynatural gas plant1009.4 mi—
NISA Electric Generation Projectnatural gas plant9320.1 mi—
Waterside Power, LLCoil plant7026.4 mi—

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 Plant No 1 Freeport, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Plant No 1 Freeport
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
RAINEYSubstation-AdjacentNYNew York County345 kV600 MW4.9 yrs72.1
Charles PolettiBrownfieldNYNew York138 kV883 MW4.9 yrs71.0
DUFFY AVENUE CONVERTER STATIONSubstation-AdjacentNYNassau County500 kV1,000 MW4.9 yrs69.9
FARRAGUTSubstation-AdjacentNYNew York County345 kV600 MW4.9 yrs69.2
SHORE RDSubstation-AdjacentNYNassau County345 kV600 MW4.9 yrs68.6
EAST 13TH STREETSubstation-AdjacentNYNew York County345 kV600 MW4.9 yrs68.2
EAST GARDEN CITYSubstation-AdjacentNYNassau County345 kV600 MW4.9 yrs67.3
NEWBRIDGE ROADSubstation-AdjacentNYNassau County345 kV600 MW4.9 yrs67.0

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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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