Bull Run Hydro
BrownfieldSandy, Clackamas, Oregon · Portland General Electric Co
Bull Run Hydro is a former hydro site in Sandy, Clackamas, Oregon, retired 2008-05-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 21 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 — Clackamas 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 Bull Run Hydro — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.
| Site | Former use | Legacy MW | Distance | Cleanup status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faraday | former hydro site | 17 | 11.9 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 Bull Run Hydro, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | State | County | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BPA TROUTDALE | Substation-Adjacent | OR | Multnomah County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 6.9 yrs | 71.0 |
| OSTRANDER | Substation-Adjacent | OR | Multnomah County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 6.9 yrs | 69.9 |
| CARVER | Substation-Adjacent | OR | Multnomah County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 6.9 yrs | 67.5 |
| BLUE LAKE | Substation-Adjacent | OR | Multnomah County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 6.9 yrs | 67.5 |
| GRESHAM | Substation-Adjacent | OR | Multnomah County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 6.9 yrs | 67.3 |
| OZ Multnomah | Greenfield | OR | Multnomah | — | — | 1.7 yrs | 66.8 |
| MCLOUGHLIN | Substation-Adjacent | OR | Multnomah County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 6.9 yrs | 66.2 |
| TAP203170 | Substation-Adjacent | WA | Multnomah County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 6.9 yrs | 65.8 |
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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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This page shows a public slice of the GridCensus dataset for Bull Run Hydro, Sandy, Clackamas, Oregon. Pro and Enterprise plans unlock the full 147,272-site catalog, raw sub-scores, parcel ownership, interconnection-queue detail, saved searches, and programmatic API access.