Coal Creek

Brownfield

Underwood, McLean, North Dakota · Rainbow Energy Center

Legacy capacity
2
MW

Coal Creek is a oil plant in Underwood, McLean, North Dakota, retired 2016-01-01. 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 date2016-01-01
EIA plant ID#6030

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation2.1 mi
OperatorRainbow Energy Center
Operator address2875 3rd Street SW, Underwood, ND, 58576
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 Coal Creek, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Coal Creek
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
COAL CREEKSubstation-AdjacentNDOliver County400 kV600 MW1.4 yrs77.6
LELAND OLDSSubstation-AdjacentNDOliver County345 kV600 MW1.4 yrs76.5
UNKNOWN134976Substation-AdjacentNDOliver County230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs75.8
UNKNOWN133152Substation-AdjacentNDOliver County230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs75.4
ARROWHEADSubstation-AdjacentNDOliver County250 kV300 MW1.4 yrs75.3
UNKNOWN132923Substation-AdjacentNDBurleigh County230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs75.2
UNKNOWN135302Substation-AdjacentNDOliver County230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs75.1
UNKNOWN132778Substation-AdjacentNDOliver County230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs74.8

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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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