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Gastonia Rankin Lake

Brownfield

Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina · North Carolina Mun Power Agny #1

Legacy capacity
2
MW

Gastonia Rankin Lake is a oil plant in Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina, retired 2012-09-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 2 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 capacity2 MW
Retirement date2012-09-01
EIA plant ID#56060

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.5 mi
Operator address2650 Weetabix Parkway, Gastonia, NC, 28056
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.

Nearby datacenter candidate sites

Scored candidate sites near Gastonia Rankin Lake, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Gastonia Rankin Lake
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
NEWPORT TIESubstation-AdjacentSCYork County500 kV1,000 MW1.0 yrs73.5
SediverBrownfieldSCYork County520 MW3.7 yrs71.2
CATAWBA 230KV SWITCHING STATIONSubstation-AdjacentSCYork County230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs69.2
TAP150276Substation-AdjacentSCYork County230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs69.2
UNKNOWN114800Substation-AdjacentSCYork County230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs67.8
ALLENSubstation-AdjacentNCMecklenburg County230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs67.5
OZ YorkGreenfieldSCYork3.7 yrs67.2
OZ YorkGreenfieldSCYork3.7 yrs67.1

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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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