Maidencreek Biomass Plant

Brownfield

Maidencreek Township, Berks, Pennsylvania · NextEra Renewable Fuels, LLC

Legacy capacity
5
MW

Maidencreek Biomass Plant is a former biomass site in Maidencreek Township, Berks, Pennsylvania. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 5 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 useformer biomass site
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity5 MW
EIA plant ID#56885

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation4.5 mi
OperatorNextEra Renewable Fuels, LLC
Operator address220 Buena Vista Road, Maidencreek Township, PA, 19522
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a former biomass site 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 Maidencreek Biomass Plant, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Maidencreek Biomass Plant
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN171809Substation-AdjacentPALehigh County500 kV1,000 MW3.0 yrs79.1
LIMERICK (500KV SUB)Substation-AdjacentPAChester County500 kV1,000 MW3.0 yrs77.5
HOSENSACK (500 KV SUB)Substation-AdjacentPABerks County500 kV1,000 MW3.0 yrs74.7
ONTELAUNEE ENERGY CENTERSubstation-AdjacentPABerks County230 kV300 MW3.0 yrs73.7
SOUTH AKRONSubstation-AdjacentPALancaster County230 kV300 MW3.0 yrs73.5
SOUTH READINGSubstation-AdjacentPABerks County230 kV300 MW3.0 yrs72.9
UNKNOWN123861Substation-AdjacentPABerks County230 kV300 MW3.0 yrs72.7
LIMERICK (230KV SUB)Substation-AdjacentPAMontgomery County230 kV300 MW3.0 yrs72.3

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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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