FirstEnergy Bay Shore

Brownfield

Oregon, Lucas, Ohio · Walleye Power, LLC

Legacy capacity
499
MW

FirstEnergy Bay Shore is a coal plant in Oregon, Lucas, Ohio, retired 2012-09-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 499 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 capacity499 MW
Retirement date2012-09-01
EIA plant ID#2878

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.1 mi
OperatorWalleye Power, LLC
Operator address4701 Bay Shore Road, Oregon, OH, 43616
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 FirstEnergy Bay Shore, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near FirstEnergy Bay Shore
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
LEMOYNESubstation-AdjacentOHWood County345 kV600 MW2.2 yrs78.8
LEMOYNESubstation-AdjacentOHWood County345 kV600 MW3.2 yrs77.0
FirstEnergy Bay ShoreBrownfieldOHLucas—499 MW—76.5
UNKNOWN171366Substation-AdjacentOHLucas County345 kV600 MW2.2 yrs76.4
TAP137284Substation-AdjacentMIMonroe County345 kV600 MW2.2 yrs76.4
UNKNOWN113613Substation-AdjacentOHLucas County345 kV600 MW3.2 yrs74.3
UNKNOWN113830Substation-AdjacentOHLucas County345 kV600 MW3.2 yrs74.2
UNKNOWN113613Substation-AdjacentMIMonroe County345 kV600 MW2.2 yrs74.0

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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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