New Castle Plant
BrownfieldWest Pittsburg, Lawrence, Pennsylvania · New Castle Power, LLC
New Castle Plant is a coal plant in West Pittsburg, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, retired 1993-12-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 70 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
Grid hookup & remediation
Nearby datacenter candidate sites
Scored candidate sites near New Castle Plant, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | State | County | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRANBERRY | Substation-Adjacent | PA | Butler County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 3.0 yrs | 75.7 |
| CLINTON | Substation-Adjacent | PA | Beaver County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.0 yrs | 74.8 |
| HOYTDALE | Substation-Adjacent | PA | Beaver County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.0 yrs | 74.6 |
| SHENANGO | Substation-Adjacent | PA | Lawrence County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.2 yrs | 73.6 |
| SHENANGO | Substation-Adjacent | PA | Lawrence County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.0 yrs | 72.8 |
| BEAVER VALLEY | Substation-Adjacent | PA | Beaver County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.0 yrs | 72.7 |
| BOARDMAN | Substation-Adjacent | OH | Mahoning County | 138 kV | 100 MW | 3.2 yrs | 72.6 |
| UNKNOWN124672 | Substation-Adjacent | PA | Butler County | 138 kV | 100 MW | 3.0 yrs | 72.5 |
Nearby internet exchanges
- DataBank Pittsburgh (PIT1)Pittsburgh, PA · 38 networks
- Crown Castle Pittsburgh (Allegheny Center Mall)Pittsburgh, PA · 7 networks
- DQE Communications (Downtown Pittsburgh)Pittsburgh, PA · 6 networks
- EdgeConneX Pittsburgh (EDCPIT01)Pittsburgh, PA · 5 networks
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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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