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Ravenswood

Brownfield

Long Island, Queens, New York · Ravenswood Operations LLC

Legacy capacity
545
MW

Ravenswood is a natural gas plant in Long Island, Queens, New York, retired 2023-05-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 545 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 capacity545 MW
Retirement date2023-05-01
EIA plant ID#2500

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.1 mi
Operator address38-54 Vernon Blvd, Long Island, NY, 11101
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 Ravenswood, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Ravenswood
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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