Roxboro

Brownfield

Semora, Person, North Carolina · Duke Energy Progress - (NC)

Legacy capacity
16
MW

Roxboro is a oil plant in Semora, Person, North Carolina, retired 2007-12-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 16 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 capacity16 MW
Retirement date2007-12-01
EIA plant ID#2712

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.2 mi
OperatorDuke Energy Progress - (NC)
Operator address1700 Dunnaway Road, Semora, NC, 27573
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 Roxboro, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Roxboro
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
CLOVERSubstation-AdjacentVACharlotte County230 kV300 MW3.0 yrs74.8
CLOVERSubstation-AdjacentVACharlotte County500 kV1,000 MW3.1 yrs74.6
MAYOSubstation-AdjacentNCPerson County500 kV1,000 MW4.3 yrs70.5
PERSONSubstation-AdjacentNCPerson County500 kV1,000 MW4.3 yrs70.2
HALIFAXSubstation-AdjacentVAHalifax County230 kV300 MW3.1 yrs69.4
Greenfield (MAYO - DURHAM)GreenfieldNCDurham County500 kV1,000 MW4.3 yrs67.9
EAST DANVILLESubstation-AdjacentVADanville city230 kV300 MW3.1 yrs67.8
UNKNOWN113945Substation-AdjacentNCCaswell County230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs67.7

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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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