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L V Sutton Steam

Brownfield

Wilmington, New Hanover, North Carolina · Duke Energy Progress - (NC)

Legacy capacity
763
MW

L V Sutton Steam is a coal plant in Wilmington, New Hanover, North Carolina, retired 2017-07-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 763 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 usecoal plant
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity763 MW
Retirement date2017-07-01
EIA plant ID#2713

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.0 mi
Operator address801 Sutton Stream Plant Road, Wilmington, NC, 28401
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a coal 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 L V Sutton Steam, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near L V Sutton Steam
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN112274Substation-AdjacentNCNew Hanover County230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs58.4
OZ New HanoverGreenfieldNCNew Hanover4.3 yrs55.9
EC Coal Brunswick CountyGreenfieldNCBrunswick County4.3 yrs55.4
UNKNOWN112409Substation-AdjacentNCBrunswick County230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs55.3
TAP147260Substation-AdjacentNCBrunswick County230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs55.3
TAP148385Substation-AdjacentNCBrunswick County230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs55.3
TAP148386Substation-AdjacentNCBrunswick County230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs55.3
DELCOSubstation-AdjacentNCBrunswick County230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs55.3

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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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