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Morton Salt Rittman

Brownfield

Rittman, Wayne, Ohio · Morton Salt Inc

Legacy capacity
2
MW

Morton Salt Rittman is a coal plant in Rittman, Wayne, Ohio, retired 2015-01-01. 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 usecoal plant
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity2 MW
Retirement date2015-01-01
EIA plant ID#54335

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.8 mi
Operator address151 S Industrial St, Rittman, OH, 44270
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.

Site conditions & market — Wayne 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)41,791
Construction employment2,439
Land value$12,012/acre
Datacenter tax incentivesales_tax_exemption

Power economics & interconnection

Commercial power rate11.51¢/kWh
Industrial power rate8.57¢/kWh
Load growth (FERC-714)0.8%

Water & cooling

Water stressLow
Public water supply8.1 MGD
Industrial water use1.3 MGD
Cooling degree days900
Mean annual temp51°F

Hazard, flood & connectivity

FEMA risk index30.0 · Relatively Moderate
Fiber providers13 · 73% 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 Morton Salt Rittman — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.

SiteFormer useLegacy MWDistanceCleanup status
Engleoil plant919.9 mi—
Wadsworthoil plant52.5 mi—

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 Morton Salt Rittman, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Morton Salt Rittman
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
SOUTH CANTON 765KVSubstation-AdjacentOHStark County765 kV1,000 MW3.8 yrs70.4
JUNIPERSubstation-AdjacentOHCuyahoga County345 kV600 MW3.8 yrs68.8
UNKNOWN137113Substation-AdjacentOHCuyahoga County345 kV600 MW3.8 yrs68.5
NORTH MEDINASubstation-AdjacentOHMedina County345 kV600 MW3.8 yrs68.2
CHAMBERLINSubstation-AdjacentOHSummit County345 kV600 MW3.8 yrs68.0
STARSubstation-AdjacentOHSummit County345 kV600 MW3.8 yrs68.0
OZ StarkGreenfieldOHStark——3.2 yrs66.8
UNKNOWN113152Substation-AdjacentOHLorain County345 kV600 MW3.8 yrs66.7

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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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