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Sooner

Brownfield

Red Rock, Noble, Oklahoma · Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co

Legacy capacity
950
MW

Sooner is a coal plant in Red Rock, Noble, Oklahoma. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 950 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 capacity950 MW
EIA plant ID#6095

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.1 mi
Operator address10800 County Road 230, Red Rock, OK, 73061
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 — Noble 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)3,635
Construction employment169
Land value$2,423/acre
Datacenter tax incentivesales_tax_exemption

Power economics & interconnection

Commercial power rate10.32¢/kWh
Industrial power rate7.53¢/kWh
Load growth (FERC-714)1.3%

Water & cooling

Water stressLow-Medium
Public water supply0.3 MGD
Industrial water use0.0 MGD
Cooling degree days1,900
Mean annual temp60°F

Hazard, flood & connectivity

FEMA risk index42.0 · Relatively High
Fiber providers7 · 66% 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 Sooner — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.

SiteFormer useLegacy MWDistanceCleanup status
Conoconatural gas plant6615.3 mi—
Poncanatural gas plant4818.5 mi—
Boomer Lake Stationnatural gas plant2921.4 mi—
Stillwater Water Treatment Plantoil plant217.3 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 Sooner, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Sooner
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
SOONERSubstation-AdjacentOKNoble County345 kV600 MW3.3 yrs64.9
UNKNOWN148965Substation-AdjacentOKKay County345 kV600 MW3.3 yrs61.2
UNKNOWN155853Substation-AdjacentOKKay County345 kV600 MW3.3 yrs61.1
EC Near Boomer Lake StationGreenfieldOKPayne——3.5 yrs60.6
EC Near Boomer Lake StationGreenfieldOKPayne——3.5 yrs60.3
EC Near Boomer Lake StationGreenfieldOKPayne——3.5 yrs59.8
EC Near Stillwater Water Treatment PlantGreenfieldOKPayne——3.5 yrs59.8
Stillwater Water Treatment PlantBrownfieldOKPayne County138 kV2 MW3.5 yrs59.7

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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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