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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 substation0.6 mi
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.

Site conditions & market — Blair 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)49,762
Construction employment2,569
Land value$6,711/acre
Datacenter tax incentivesales_tax_exemption

Power economics & interconnection

Commercial power rate13.81¢/kWh
Industrial power rate12.07¢/kWh
Load growth (FERC-714)0.6%

Water & cooling

Water stressLow
Public water supply13.1 MGD
Industrial water use0.1 MGD
Cooling degree days800
Mean annual temp50°F

Hazard, flood & connectivity

FEMA risk index28.0 · Relatively Moderate
Fiber providers8 · 34% 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.

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Nearby datacenter candidate sites

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

Candidate sites near Juniata Locomotive Shop
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
EC Coal Centre CountyGreenfieldPACentre County——3.0 yrs59.9
EC Coal Blair CountyGreenfieldPABlair County——3.0 yrs59.9
RAYSTOWNSubstation-AdjacentPAHuntingdon County230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs59.1
EC Near Juniata Locomotive ShopGreenfieldPABlair——3.0 yrs58.9
EC Coal Clearfield CountyGreenfieldPAClearfield County——3.0 yrs58.5
ALTOONASubstation-AdjacentPABlair County230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs58.4
EC Coal Cambria CountyGreenfieldPACambria County——3.0 yrs58.1
EC Coal Clearfield CountyGreenfieldPAClearfield County——3.0 yrs58.1

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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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