Palmerton Zinc Pile
BrownfieldPalmerton, Pennsylvania
Palmerton Zinc Pile is a former superfund site in Palmerton, Pennsylvania. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 0 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 brownfield & retired-generation sites
A proximity screen of other retired-plant, contaminated, and EPA-flagged sites near Palmerton Zinc Pile — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.
| Site | Former use | Legacy MW | Distance | Cleanup status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TalenEnergy Martin Creek LLC Allentown | oil plant | 64 | 15.8 mi | — |
| Maidencreek Biomass Plant | former biomass site | 5 | 29.0 mi | — |
| PPL Glendon LFGTE Plant | natural gas plant | 5 | 22.1 mi | — |
Derived from GridCensus's retired-generator & EPA brownfield dataset. Not a substitute for an ASTM E1527 Phase I environmental radius report.
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Nearby datacenter candidate sites
Scored candidate sites near Palmerton Zinc Pile, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | State | County | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNKNOWN171809 | Substation-Adjacent | PA | Lehigh County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 3.8 yrs | 69.9 |
| WESCOSVILLE | Substation-Adjacent | PA | Lehigh County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 3.8 yrs | 68.6 |
| ALBURTIS | Substation-Adjacent | PA | Lehigh County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 3.8 yrs | 68.5 |
| HOSENSACK | Substation-Adjacent | PA | Lehigh County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 3.8 yrs | 68.2 |
| UNKNOWN123737 | Substation-Adjacent | PA | Northampton County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 3.8 yrs | 68.0 |
| Palmerton Zinc Pile | Brownfield | PA | Carbon | — | 0 MW | 3.8 yrs | 65.3 |
| EC Near TalenEnergy Martin Creek LLC Allentown | Greenfield | PA | Lehigh | — | — | 3.0 yrs | 65.2 |
| UNKNOWN123860 | Substation-Adjacent | PA | Berks County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.8 yrs | 65.1 |
Nearby internet exchanges
- TierPoint Allentown-TekParkBreinigsville, PA · 5 networks
- TierPoint Lehigh ValleyBethlehem, PA · 2 networks
- TierPoint BethlehemBethlehem, PA · 2 networks
- Direct LTx ReadingReading, PA · 1 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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