Water Filter Plant #2

Brownfield

Morganton, Burke, North Carolina · City of Morganton - (NC)

Legacy capacity
2
MW

Water Filter Plant #2 is a oil plant in Morganton, Burke, North Carolina, retired 2013-05-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 2 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 capacity2 MW
Retirement date2013-05-01
EIA plant ID#55534

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.5 mi
OperatorCity of Morganton - (NC)
Operator address100 Coulter Street, Morganton, NC, 28655
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 Water Filter Plant #2, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Water Filter Plant #2
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
Greenfield (UNKNOWN111199 - MCGUIRE)GreenfieldNCGaston County500 kV1,000 MW3.7 yrs73.5
LONGVIEWSubstation-AdjacentNCCatawba County230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs71.3
MCDOWELLSubstation-AdjacentNCMcDowell County230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs69.6
LONGVIEWSubstation-AdjacentNCCatawba County230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs68.9
Greenfield (UNKNOWN111199 - MCGUIRE)GreenfieldNCCleveland County500 kV1,000 MW3.7 yrs67.8
Greenfield (LONGVIEW - MCDOWELL)GreenfieldNCBurke County230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs67.6
UNKNOWN110522Substation-AdjacentNCMcDowell County100 kV50 MW3.7 yrs67.2
TAP169809Substation-AdjacentNCRutherford County100 kV50 MW3.7 yrs67.1

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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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