International Paper Riegelwood Mill

Brownfield

Riegelwood, Columbus, North Carolina · International Paper Co-Riegelwood

Legacy capacity
18
MW

International Paper Riegelwood Mill is a former biomass site in Riegelwood, Columbus, North Carolina, retired 2022-06-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 18 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 biomass site
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity18 MW
Retirement date2022-06-01
EIA plant ID#54656

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation1.0 mi
OperatorInternational Paper Co-Riegelwood
Operator address865 John L Riegel Road, Riegelwood, NC, 28456
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a former biomass 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 datacenter candidate sites

Scored candidate sites near International Paper Riegelwood Mill, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near International Paper Riegelwood Mill
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
L V SUTTON COMBINED CYCLESubstation-AdjacentNCNew Hanover County230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs67.2
UNKNOWN112386Substation-AdjacentNCNew Hanover County230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs65.0
TAP148386Substation-AdjacentNCBrunswick County230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs64.9
UNKNOWN157236Substation-AdjacentNCBladen County230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs64.6
TAP148383Substation-AdjacentNCNew Hanover County230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs64.6
UNKNOWN112269Substation-AdjacentNCNew Hanover County230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs64.5
UNKNOWN112390Substation-AdjacentNCNew Hanover County230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs64.2
TAP148372Substation-AdjacentNCNew Hanover County230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs64.1

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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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