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Pixelle Specialty Solutions LLC - Spring

Brownfield

Spring Grove, York, Pennsylvania · Pixelle Specialty Solutions LLC - (PA)

Legacy capacity
6
MW

Pixelle Specialty Solutions LLC - Spring is a natural gas plant in Spring Grove, York, Pennsylvania, retired 2016-12-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 6 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 capacity6 MW
Retirement date2016-12-01
EIA plant ID#50397

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.1 mi
Operator address228 S Main St, Spring Grove, PA, 17362
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 — York 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)163,174
IT / tech employment30
Construction employment11,693
Land value$9,224/acre
Datacenter tax incentivesales_tax_exemption

Power economics & interconnection

Commercial power rate10.40¢/kWh
Industrial power rate7.73¢/kWh
Load growth (FERC-714)0.6%

Water & cooling

Water stressLow
Public water supply34.8 MGD
Industrial water use29.7 MGD
Cooling degree days800
Mean annual temp50°F

Hazard, flood & connectivity

FEMA risk index28.0 · Relatively Moderate
Fiber providers12 · 53% 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 Pixelle Specialty Solutions LLC - Spring — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.

SiteFormer useLegacy MWDistanceCleanup status
TalenEnergy Martins Creek LLC Harrisburgoil plant6426.7 mi—
TalenEnergy Martins Creek LLC West Shoreoil plant3722.5 mi—
Harrisburg Facilityformer waste site825.8 mi—
Brunner Islandoil plant818.0 mi—
Vitro Architectural Glass (PA)oil plant223.6 mi—
Hood's Mill Landfillformer landfill site021.5 micleanup_complete

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 Pixelle Specialty Solutions LLC - Spring, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Pixelle Specialty Solutions LLC - Spring
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
CONASTONESubstation-AdjacentMDHarford County500 kV1,000 MW3.8 yrs66.2
THREE MILE ISLANDSubstation-AdjacentPAYork County500 kV1,000 MW3.8 yrs65.0
UNKNOWN123462Substation-AdjacentPAAdams County500 kV1,000 MW3.8 yrs64.6
OZ LancasterGreenfieldPALancaster——3.0 yrs62.9
OZ DauphinGreenfieldPADauphin——3.0 yrs62.8
UNKNOWN124218Substation-AdjacentPACumberland County230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs62.6
EC Dauphin Coal AreaGreenfieldPADauphin——3.0 yrs62.3
EC York Coal AreaGreenfieldPAYork——3.0 yrs61.9

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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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