Boardman
BrownfieldBoardman, Morrow, Oregon · Portland General Electric Co
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
Grid hookup & remediation
Site conditions & market — Morrow 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
Power economics & interconnection
Water & cooling
Hazard, flood & connectivity
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 Boardman — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.
| Site | Former use | Legacy MW | Distance | Cleanup status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia Ridge Landfill | former landfill site | 100 | 18.5 mi | cleanup_complete |
| Columbia Ridge Landfill Phase II | former landfill site | 50 | 18.5 mi | cleanup_complete |
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 Boardman, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | State | County | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COYOTE SPRINGS | Substation-Adjacent | OR | Benton County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 6.9 yrs | 67.0 |
| Boardman | Brownfield | OR | Morrow County | — | 642 MW | 1.7 yrs | 66.2 |
| SLATT | Substation-Adjacent | OR | Gilliam County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 6.9 yrs | 66.1 |
| Columbia Ridge Landfill Phase II | Brownfield | OR | Gilliam | 115 kV | 50 MW | 6.9 yrs | 62.8 |
| HORSE HEAVEN | Substation-Adjacent | WA | Benton County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 6.9 yrs | 62.8 |
| BOARDMAN | Substation-Adjacent | OR | Benton County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 6.9 yrs | 62.6 |
| DALREED | Substation-Adjacent | OR | Gilliam County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 6.9 yrs | 62.4 |
| SHEPHERDS NORTH | Substation-Adjacent | OR | Gilliam County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 6.9 yrs | 62.3 |
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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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