James E. Rogers Energy Complex
BrownfieldCliffside, Cleveland, North Carolina · Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC
James E. Rogers Energy Complex is a coal plant in Cliffside, Cleveland, North Carolina, retired 2011-10-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 1,010 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 — Cleveland 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 James E. Rogers Energy Complex — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.
| Site | Former use | Legacy MW | Distance | Cleanup status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Cnty Generating Facility | natural gas plant | 736 | 19.7 mi | — |
| 99 Islands | former hydro site | 6 | 19.9 mi | — |
| Spartanburg Water System | oil plant | 3 | 14.0 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 James E. Rogers Energy Complex, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | State | County | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNKNOWN111316 | Substation-Adjacent | NC | Cleveland County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 3.8 yrs | 69.2 |
| PEACH VALLEY TIE | Substation-Adjacent | SC | Spartanburg County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 1.0 yrs | 68.7 |
| TIGER TIE | Substation-Adjacent | SC | Spartanburg County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 1.0 yrs | 68.6 |
| RIPP SWITCHING STATION | Substation-Adjacent | SC | Cherokee County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 1.0 yrs | 67.8 |
| OZ Spartanburg | Greenfield | SC | Spartanburg | — | — | 3.7 yrs | 67.2 |
| UNKNOWN133860 | Substation-Adjacent | NC | Cherokee County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.8 yrs | 66.2 |
| PACOLET TIE | Substation-Adjacent | SC | Cherokee County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 1.0 yrs | 66.1 |
| RIVERVIEW SWITCHING STATION | Substation-Adjacent | SC | Cherokee County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 1.0 yrs | 66.1 |
Nearby internet exchanges
- DartPoints Spartanburg, SC - SPA1Spartanburg, SC · 4 networks
- DartPoints Greenville, SC - GSP1Greenville, SC · 3 networks
- DC BLOX GSP1 - DCBLOX GreenvilleGreenville, SC · 2 networks
- T5@CharlotteKings Mountain, 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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