Boardman

Brownfield

Boardman, Morrow, Oregon · Portland General Electric Co

Legacy capacity
642
MW

Boardman is a coal plant in Boardman, Morrow, Oregon, retired 2020-10-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 642 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 capacity642 MW
Retirement date2020-10-01
EIA plant ID#6106

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation9.0 mi
OperatorPortland General Electric Co
Operator address73334 Tower Rd, Boardman, OR, 97818
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.

Nearby datacenter candidate sites

Scored candidate sites near Boardman, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Boardman
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
COYOTE SPRINGS IISubstation-AdjacentWABenton County500 kV1,000 MW1.7 yrs72.6
HORSE HEAVENSubstation-AdjacentWABenton County230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs71.0
SLATTSubstation-AdjacentORGilliam County500 kV1,000 MW1.7 yrs70.4
TAP203427Substation-AdjacentWABenton County230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs69.1
Greenfield (SLATT - ASHE)GreenfieldWABenton County500 kV1,000 MW1.7 yrs67.3
Greenfield (SLATT - ASHE)GreenfieldWABenton County500 kV1,000 MW1.7 yrs67.1
TAP203421Substation-AdjacentORGilliam County230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs67.1
UNKNOWN201369Substation-AdjacentORGilliam County230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs66.9

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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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