Chester Operations
BrownfieldChester, Delaware, Pennsylvania · Kimberly-Clark Corp
Chester Operations is a oil plant in Chester, Delaware, Pennsylvania, retired 2019-09-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 67 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 — Delaware 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 Chester Operations — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.
| Site | Former use | Legacy MW | Distance | Cleanup status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddystone Generating Station | coal plant | 707 | 2.1 mi | — |
| Deepwater | natural gas plant | 683 | 13.6 mi | — |
| Cromby Generating Station | oil plant | 420 | 23.2 mi | — |
| Delaware Generating Station | oil plant | 315 | 15.1 mi | — |
| Schuylkill Generating Station | oil plant | 193 | 11.3 mi | — |
| Carlls Corner | natural gas plant | 84 | 28.2 mi | — |
| Mickleton Station | natural gas plant | 71 | 6.2 mi | — |
| Howard Down | oil plant | 71 | 30.0 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 Chester Operations, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | State | County | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RED LION | Substation-Adjacent | DE | New Castle County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 3.8 yrs | 70.1 |
| KEENEY | Substation-Adjacent | DE | New Castle County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 3.8 yrs | 70.1 |
| CROMBY | Substation-Adjacent | PA | Montgomery County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.8 yrs | 69.8 |
| EDDYSTONE | Substation-Adjacent | PA | Delaware County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.8 yrs | 69.1 |
| McKees Solar Park | Brownfield | DE | New Castle | — | 0 MW | 3.8 yrs | 68.8 |
| WHITPAIN | Substation-Adjacent | PA | Montgomery County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 3.8 yrs | 68.7 |
| LIMERICK (500KV SUB) | Substation-Adjacent | PA | Montgomery County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 3.8 yrs | 68.6 |
| CENTERPOINT | Substation-Adjacent | PA | Montgomery County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 3.8 yrs | 68.4 |
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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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