Leaburg

Brownfield

Springfield, Lane, Oregon · Eugene Water & Electric Board

Legacy capacity
16
MW

Leaburg is a former hydro site in Springfield, Lane, Oregon, retired 2023-01-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 16 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 useformer hydro site
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity16 MW
Retirement date2023-01-01
EIA plant ID#3068

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation10.5 mi
OperatorEugene Water & Electric Board
Operator address42520 McKenzie Hwy, Springfield, OR, 97477
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a former hydro site 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 Leaburg, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Leaburg
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
ALVEYSubstation-AdjacentORLane County500 kV1,000 MW1.7 yrs77.3
UNKNOWN202116Substation-AdjacentORLane County230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs74.0
MCKENZIESubstation-AdjacentORLane County230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs72.0
TAP203154Substation-AdjacentORLane County230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs70.3
DIAMOND HILLSubstation-AdjacentORLane County230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs70.1
UNKNOWN207020Substation-AdjacentORLane County132 kV100 MW1.7 yrs69.9
TAP203155Substation-AdjacentORLane County230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs69.7
UNKNOWN208732Substation-AdjacentORLane County115 kV100 MW1.7 yrs69.6

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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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