Kitty Hawk

Brownfield

Kitty Hawk, Dare, North Carolina · Virginia Electric & Power Co

Legacy capacity
48
MW

Kitty Hawk is a oil plant in Kitty Hawk, Dare, North Carolina, retired 2011-12-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 48 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 capacity48 MW
Retirement date2011-12-01
EIA plant ID#2757

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation3.5 mi
OperatorVirginia Electric & Power Co
Operator address3912 Shelby Avenue, Kitty Hawk, NC, 27948
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 Kitty Hawk, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Kitty Hawk
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
SLIGOSubstation-AdjacentNCCamden County230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs65.5
TAP169671Substation-AdjacentNCCurrituck County230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs62.4
Greenfield (KITTY HAWK - SHAWBORO)GreenfieldNCCurrituck County230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs57.7
Greenfield (KITTY HAWK - SHAWBORO)GreenfieldNCCurrituck County230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs56.9
KITTY HAWKSubstation-AdjacentNCCurrituck County230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs56.5
Greenfield (KITTY HAWK - SHAWBORO)GreenfieldNCCurrituck County230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs55.5
UNKNOWN111305Substation-AdjacentNCDare County230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs54.7
SHAWBOROSubstation-AdjacentNCCurrituck County230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs53.4

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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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