Juniata Locomotive Shop

Brownfield

Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania · Norfork Southern Corp

Legacy capacity
4
MW

Juniata Locomotive Shop is a coal plant in Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania, retired 2015-04-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 4 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 capacity4 MW
Retirement date2015-04-01
EIA plant ID#10302

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation2.3 mi
OperatorNorfork Southern Corp
Operator address200 N 4th Avenue, Altoona, PA, 16601
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.

Nearby datacenter candidate sites

Scored candidate sites near Juniata Locomotive Shop, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Juniata Locomotive Shop
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
JUNIATASubstation-AdjacentPABlair County500 kV1,000 MW3.0 yrs73.2
CONEMAUGHSubstation-AdjacentPACambria County500 kV1,000 MW3.0 yrs71.6
Greenfield (KEYSTONE - JUNIATA)GreenfieldPABlair County500 kV1,000 MW3.0 yrs70.5
RAYSTOWNSubstation-AdjacentPABlair County230 kV300 MW3.0 yrs70.3
Greenfield (KEYSTONE - JUNIATA)GreenfieldPABlair County500 kV1,000 MW3.0 yrs69.5
NORTH ALLEGHENY WINDPOWER PROJECTSubstation-AdjacentPABlair County230 kV300 MW3.0 yrs68.8
Greenfield (UNKNOWN123462 - CONEMAUGH)GreenfieldPACambria County500 kV1,000 MW3.0 yrs68.8
Greenfield (CONEMAUGH - JUNIATA)GreenfieldPACambria County500 kV1,000 MW3.0 yrs68.5

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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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