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Walter C Beckjord

Brownfield

New Richmond, Clermont, Ohio · Duke Energy Ohio Inc

Legacy capacity
1,433
MW

Walter C Beckjord is a coal plant in New Richmond, Clermont, Ohio, retired 2014-12-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 1,433 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 capacity1,433 MW
Retirement date2014-12-01
EIA plant ID#2830

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.1 mi
Operator address757 US Rt 52, New Richmond, OH, 45200
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 — Clermont 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)54,128
IT / tech employment43
Construction employment3,755
Land value$7,599/acre
Datacenter tax incentivesales_tax_exemption

Power economics & interconnection

Commercial power rate8.31¢/kWh
Industrial power rate5.67¢/kWh
Load growth (FERC-714)0.8%

Water & cooling

Water stressLow
Public water supply18.5 MGD
Industrial water use0.0 MGD
Cooling degree days900
Mean annual temp51°F

Hazard, flood & connectivity

FEMA risk index30.0 · Relatively Moderate
Fiber providers5 · 89% 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 Walter C Beckjord — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.

SiteFormer useLegacy MWDistanceCleanup status
Procter & Gamble Cincinnati Plantnatural gas plant1316.8 mi—
East Campus Utility Plantnatural gas plant115.0 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 Walter C Beckjord, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Walter C Beckjord
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
PIERCESubstation-AdjacentOHCampbell County345 kV600 MW3.8 yrs71.7
UNKNOWN113763Substation-AdjacentOHHamilton County345 kV600 MW3.8 yrs70.6
UNKNOWN113618Substation-AdjacentOHHamilton County345 kV600 MW3.8 yrs69.7
UNKNOWN113672Substation-AdjacentOHHamilton County345 kV600 MW3.8 yrs69.6
TAP137572Substation-AdjacentOHWarren County345 kV600 MW3.8 yrs69.2
FOSTERSubstation-AdjacentOHWarren County345 kV600 MW3.8 yrs69.2
UNKNOWN113020Substation-AdjacentOHWarren County345 kV600 MW3.8 yrs69.1
PORT UNION SUBSTATIONSubstation-AdjacentOHButler County345 kV600 MW3.8 yrs69.0

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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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