Stanton

Brownfield

Stanton, Mercer, North Dakota · Great River Energy

Legacy capacity
191
MW

Stanton is a coal plant in Stanton, Mercer, North Dakota, retired 2017-03-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 191 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 capacity191 MW
Retirement date2017-03-01
EIA plant ID#2824

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.6 mi
OperatorGreat River Energy
Operator address4001 Highway 200 A, Stanton, ND, 58571
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 Stanton, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Stanton
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
COAL CREEKSubstation-AdjacentNDOliver County400 kV600 MW1.4 yrs77.6
ANTELOPE VALLEY STATIONSubstation-AdjacentNDOliver County345 kV600 MW1.4 yrs77.0
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
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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