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Pioneer Crossing Energy, LLC

Brownfield

Birdsboro, Berks, Pennsylvania · Pioneer Crossing Energy LLC

Legacy capacity
3
MW

Pioneer Crossing Energy, LLC is a natural gas plant in Birdsboro, Berks, Pennsylvania. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 3 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 usenatural gas plant
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity3 MW
EIA plant ID#56957

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation5.6 mi
Operator address727 Red Lane Rd., Birdsboro, PA, 19508
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a natural gas 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 — Berks 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)152,923
IT / tech employment114
Construction employment7,503
Land value$13,449/acre
Datacenter tax incentivesales_tax_exemption

Power economics & interconnection

Commercial power rate7.77¢/kWh
Industrial power rate5.58¢/kWh
Load growth (FERC-714)0.6%

Water & cooling

Water stressLow
Public water supply31.9 MGD
Industrial water use2.4 MGD
Cooling degree days800
Mean annual temp50°F

Hazard, flood & connectivity

FEMA risk index28.0 · Relatively Moderate
Fiber providers18 · 59% 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.

Nearby brownfield & retired-generation sites

A proximity screen of other retired-plant, contaminated, and EPA-flagged sites near Pioneer Crossing Energy, LLC — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.

SiteFormer useLegacy MWDistanceCleanup status
Cromby Generating Stationoil plant42017.3 mi—
Tituscoal plant2255.3 mi—
TalenEnergy Martin Creek LLC Allentownoil plant6429.8 mi—
Stowe Power Production Plantnatural gas plant67.7 mi—
Maidencreek Biomass Plantformer biomass site516.1 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 Pioneer Crossing Energy, LLC, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Pioneer Crossing Energy, LLC
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
CROMBYSubstation-AdjacentPAMontgomery County230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs69.8
LIMERICK (500KV SUB)Substation-AdjacentPAMontgomery County500 kV1,000 MW3.8 yrs68.6
UNKNOWN171809Substation-AdjacentPALehigh County500 kV1,000 MW3.8 yrs68.4
WESCOSVILLESubstation-AdjacentPALehigh County500 kV1,000 MW3.8 yrs67.1
ALBURTISSubstation-AdjacentPALehigh County500 kV1,000 MW3.8 yrs67.0
HOSENSACKSubstation-AdjacentPALehigh County500 kV1,000 MW3.8 yrs66.7
SOUTH READINGSubstation-AdjacentPABerks County230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs66.2
BETZWOODSubstation-AdjacentPAMontgomery County230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs65.7

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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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