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Ft. Sill Energy Center

Brownfield

Lawton, Comanche, Oklahoma · Public Service Co of Oklahoma

Legacy capacity
36
MW

Ft. Sill Energy Center is a natural gas plant in Lawton, Comanche, Oklahoma. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 36 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 capacity36 MW
EIA plant ID#64855

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation1.0 mi
Operator addressTBD, Lawton, OK, 73503
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 — Comanche 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)27,664
IT / tech employment319
Construction employment1,337
Land value$2,715/acre
Datacenter tax incentivesales_tax_exemption

Power economics & interconnection

Commercial power rate9.61¢/kWh
Industrial power rate6.10¢/kWh
Load growth (FERC-714)1.3%

Water & cooling

Water stressLow-Medium
Public water supply21.0 MGD
Industrial water use0.4 MGD
Cooling degree days1,900
Mean annual temp60°F

Hazard, flood & connectivity

FEMA risk index42.0 · Relatively High
Fiber providers10 · 87% 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.

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Nearby datacenter candidate sites

Scored candidate sites near Ft. Sill Energy Center, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Ft. Sill Energy Center
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
Ft. Sill Energy CenterBrownfieldOKComanche County69 kV36 MW3.5 yrs62.8
LAWTON EAST SIDESubstation-AdjacentOKComanche County345 kV600 MW3.3 yrs62.7
EC FFE Comanche CountyGreenfieldOKComanche County——3.5 yrs61.6
EC Near Ft. Sill Energy CenterGreenfieldOKComanche——3.5 yrs61.4
EC Near Ft. Sill Energy CenterGreenfieldOKComanche——3.5 yrs61.2
EC Near Ft. Sill Energy CenterGreenfieldOKComanche——3.5 yrs60.7
EC Near Ft. Sill Energy CenterGreenfieldOKComanche——3.5 yrs60.7
EC Near Anadarko PlantGreenfieldOKCaddo——3.5 yrs60.2

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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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