Jersey Shore Steel Co

Brownfield

McElhattan, Clinton, Pennsylvania · NextEra Renewable Fuels, LLC

Legacy capacity
2
MW

Jersey Shore Steel Co is a natural gas plant in McElhattan, Clinton, Pennsylvania. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 2 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 usenatural gas plant
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity2 MW
EIA plant ID#56886

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation16.9 mi
OperatorNextEra Renewable Fuels, LLC
Operator address264 Landfill Lane, McElhattan, PA, 17748
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a natural gas 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.

Nearby datacenter candidate sites

Scored candidate sites near Jersey Shore Steel Co, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Jersey Shore Steel Co
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN123633Substation-AdjacentPACentre County230 kV300 MW3.0 yrs68.8
UNKNOWN123586Substation-AdjacentPAClinton County230 kV300 MW3.0 yrs66.3
UNKNOWN124465Substation-AdjacentPALycoming County230 kV300 MW3.0 yrs66.1
Greenfield (HOMER CITY - UNKNOWN171927)GreenfieldPAClinton County345 kV600 MW3.0 yrs65.3
Greenfield (HOMER CITY - UNKNOWN171927)GreenfieldPAClinton County345 kV600 MW3.0 yrs64.8
Greenfield (HOMER CITY - UNKNOWN171927)GreenfieldPAClinton County345 kV600 MW3.0 yrs64.6
EC Near West Campus Steam PlantGreenfieldPACentre3.0 yrs64.2
CHAPMANSubstation-AdjacentPAClinton County230 kV300 MW3.0 yrs64.1

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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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