Enka
BrownfieldEnka, Buncombe, North Carolina · BASF Corporation
Enka is a coal plant in Enka, Buncombe, North Carolina, retired 2001-06-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 16 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
Grid hookup & remediation
Site conditions & market — Buncombe 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
Power economics & interconnection
Water & cooling
Hazard, flood & connectivity
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 Enka — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.
| Site | Former use | Legacy MW | Distance | Cleanup status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asheville | coal plant | 414 | 7.4 mi | — |
| Woodfin | natural gas plant | 46 | 9.6 mi | — |
| Riverside Landfill Solar | former landfill site | 5 | 8.5 mi | cleanup_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 Enka, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | State | County | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNKNOWN109907 | Substation-Adjacent | NC | Buncombe County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.8 yrs | 67.0 |
| EC Coal Buncombe County | Greenfield | NC | Buncombe County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 62.0 |
| EC Coal Buncombe County | Greenfield | NC | Buncombe County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 61.8 |
| CRAGGY | Substation-Adjacent | NC | Buncombe County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.8 yrs | 61.7 |
| Riverside Landfill Solar | Brownfield | NC | Buncombe | 115 kV | 5 MW | 3.8 yrs | 61.7 |
| OZ Buncombe | Greenfield | NC | Buncombe | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 61.7 |
| CANE RIVER | Substation-Adjacent | NC | Yancey County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.8 yrs | 59.8 |
| PISGAH | Substation-Adjacent | NC | Transylvania County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.8 yrs | 59.2 |
Nearby internet exchanges
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- DartPoints Asheville, NC - AVL1Asheville, NC · 5 networks
- NetriplexAsheville, NC · 0 networks
- CloudOgreMill Spring, NC · 0 networks
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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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