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Niles Power Plant

Brownfield

Niles, Trumbull, Ohio · Niles Power, LLC

Legacy capacity
266
MW

Niles Power Plant is a coal plant in Niles, Trumbull, Ohio, retired 2012-10-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 266 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 capacity266 MW
Retirement date2012-10-01
EIA plant ID#2861

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.1 mi
Operator address1047 Belmont Avenue, Niles, OH, 44446
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 — Trumbull 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)55,761
IT / tech employment16
Construction employment2,870
Land value$5,640/acre
Datacenter tax incentivesales_tax_exemption

Power economics & interconnection

Commercial power rate11.16¢/kWh
Industrial power rate7.44¢/kWh
Load growth (FERC-714)0.8%

Water & cooling

Water stressLow
Public water supply33.9 MGD
Industrial water use12.7 MGD
Cooling degree days900
Mean annual temp51°F

Hazard, flood & connectivity

FEMA risk index30.0 · Relatively Moderate
Fiber providers11 · 59% 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 Niles Power Plant — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.

SiteFormer useLegacy MWDistanceCleanup status
New Castle Plantcoal plant7025.3 mi—
Carbon Limestonenatural gas plant2616.6 mi—
Clevelandcliffs Warrennatural gas plant84.8 mi—
Nilesoil plant50.3 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 Niles Power Plant, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Niles Power Plant
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
HIGHLANDSubstation-AdjacentOHTrumbull County345 kV600 MW3.8 yrs64.8
UNKNOWN162533Substation-AdjacentOHMahoning County345 kV600 MW3.8 yrs64.4
OZ TrumbullGreenfieldOHTrumbull——3.2 yrs63.2
OZ MahoningGreenfieldOHMahoning——3.2 yrs63.0
SHENANGOSubstation-AdjacentPALawrence County345 kV600 MW3.8 yrs62.9
EC Near Niles Power PlantGreenfieldOHTrumbull——3.2 yrs62.8
OZ MahoningGreenfieldOHMahoning——3.2 yrs62.6
EC Coal Trumbull CountyGreenfieldOHTrumbull County——3.2 yrs62.6

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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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