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Eddystone Generating Station

Brownfield

Eddystone, Delaware, Pennsylvania · Constellation Power, Inc

Legacy capacity
707
MW

Eddystone Generating Station is a coal plant in Eddystone, Delaware, Pennsylvania, retired 2012-05-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 707 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 capacity707 MW
Retirement date2012-05-01
EIA plant ID#3161

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.2 mi
Operator address#1 Industrial Hwy., Eddystone, PA, 19022
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.

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

Total employment (laborshed)195,802
IT / tech employment105
Construction employment12,189
Land value$29,314/acre
Datacenter tax incentivesales_tax_exemption

Power economics & interconnection

Commercial power rate7.90¢/kWh
Industrial power rate4.50¢/kWh
Load growth (FERC-714)0.6%

Water & cooling

Water stressLow
Public water supply20.8 MGD
Industrial water use97.1 MGD
Cooling degree days800
Mean annual temp50°F

Hazard, flood & connectivity

FEMA risk index28.0 · Relatively Moderate
Fiber providers8 · 95% served

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 Eddystone Generating Station — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.

SiteFormer useLegacy MWDistanceCleanup status
Deepwaternatural gas plant68315.6 mi—
Cromby Generating Stationoil plant42023.1 mi—
Delaware Generating Stationoil plant31512.9 mi—
Schuylkill Generating Stationoil plant1939.2 mi—
Mickleton Stationnatural gas plant715.1 mi—
Howard Downoil plant7129.8 mi—
Chester Operationsoil plant672.1 mi—
West Station (NJ)oil plant2729.2 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 Eddystone Generating Station, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Eddystone Generating Station
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
RED LIONSubstation-AdjacentDENew Castle County500 kV1,000 MW3.8 yrs70.1
CROMBYSubstation-AdjacentPAMontgomery County230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs69.8
EDDYSTONESubstation-AdjacentPADelaware County230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs69.1
WHITPAINSubstation-AdjacentPAMontgomery County500 kV1,000 MW3.8 yrs68.7
LIMERICK (500KV SUB)Substation-AdjacentPAMontgomery County500 kV1,000 MW3.8 yrs68.6
CENTERPOINTSubstation-AdjacentPAMontgomery County500 kV1,000 MW3.8 yrs68.4
SCHUYLKILLSubstation-AdjacentPAPhiladelphia County230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs68.2
UNKNOWN130225Substation-AdjacentDEDelaware County230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs68.2

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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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