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Hamilton (OH)

Brownfield

Hamilton, Butler, Ohio · City of Hamilton - (OH)

Legacy capacity
122
MW

Hamilton (OH) is a natural gas plant in Hamilton, Butler, Ohio, retired 2021-09-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 122 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 usenatural gas plant
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity122 MW
Retirement date2021-09-01
EIA plant ID#2917

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.1 mi
Operator address960 N. 3rd Street, Hamilton, OH, 45011
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a natural gas 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.

Site conditions & market — Butler County

County-level intelligence for this site's location — the power economics, water, hazard, connectivity, and workforce a developer screens before ever visiting. Assembled from FEMA NRI, BLS QCEW, FCC BDC, USGS water-use, and EIA.

Market & workforce

Total employment (laborshed)142,557
Construction employment8,224
Land value$9,017/acre
Datacenter tax incentivesales_tax_exemption

Power economics & interconnection

Commercial power rate9.49¢/kWh
Industrial power rate7.37¢/kWh
Load growth (FERC-714)0.8%

Water & cooling

Water stressLow
Public water supply50.7 MGD
Industrial water use21.5 MGD
Cooling degree days900
Mean annual temp51°F

Hazard, flood & connectivity

FEMA risk index30.0 · Relatively Moderate
Fiber providers6 · 76% served

County-level context — address-level utility offerings and flood zoning vary within the county. Confirm site-specific service with the utility and a Phase I ESA.

Nearby brownfield & retired-generation sites

A proximity screen of other retired-plant, contaminated, and EPA-flagged sites near Hamilton (OH) — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.

SiteFormer useLegacy MWDistanceCleanup status
Tanners Creekcoal plant1,10028.0 mi—
O H Hutchingscoal plant41419.6 mi—
Miami Fortcoal plant26324.5 mi—
Procter & Gamble Cincinnati Plantnatural gas plant1316.4 mi—
East Campus Utility Plantnatural gas plant119.0 mi—
Dayton Tech Town (GSHP)former brownfield site—31.8 micleanup_complete
Mound Plant (USDOE)former superfund site—21.5 micleanup_complete

Derived from GridCensus's retired-generator & EPA brownfield dataset. Not a substitute for an ASTM E1527 Phase I environmental radius report.

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Nearby datacenter candidate sites

Scored candidate sites near Hamilton (OH), ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Hamilton (OH)
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN124886Substation-AdjacentINDearborn County345 kV600 MW3.8 yrs70.0
MIAMISubstation-AdjacentOHDearborn County345 kV600 MW3.8 yrs68.3
UNKNOWN113763Substation-AdjacentOHHamilton County345 kV600 MW3.8 yrs67.3
UNKNOWN113618Substation-AdjacentOHHamilton County345 kV600 MW3.8 yrs66.3
UNKNOWN113672Substation-AdjacentOHHamilton County345 kV600 MW3.8 yrs66.3
PORT UNION SUBSTATIONSubstation-AdjacentOHButler County345 kV600 MW3.8 yrs66.0
FOSTERSubstation-AdjacentOHWarren County345 kV600 MW3.8 yrs65.9
TAP137572Substation-AdjacentOHWarren County345 kV600 MW3.8 yrs65.9

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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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