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Schuylkill Generating Station

Brownfield

Phila., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Constellation Power, Inc

Legacy capacity
193
MW

Schuylkill Generating Station is a oil plant in Phila., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, retired 2012-12-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 193 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 useoil plant
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity193 MW
Retirement date2012-12-01
EIA plant ID#3169

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.1 mi
Operator address2800 Christian St., Phila., PA, 19146
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a oil 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 — Philadelphia 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)599,578
IT / tech employment635
Construction employment12,093
Land value$77,080/acre
Datacenter tax incentivesales_tax_exemption

Power economics & interconnection

Commercial power rate7.90¢/kWh
Industrial power rate4.50¢/kWh
Load growth (FERC-714)0.6%

Water & cooling

Water stressLow
Public water supply249.5 MGD
Industrial water use33.1 MGD
Cooling degree days800
Mean annual temp50°F

Hazard, flood & connectivity

FEMA risk index28.0 · Relatively Moderate
Fiber providers12 · 98% 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 Schuylkill Generating Station — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.

SiteFormer useLegacy MWDistanceCleanup status
Eddystone Generating Stationcoal plant7079.2 mi—
Deepwaternatural gas plant68324.7 mi—
PSEG Burlington Generating Stationoil plant57718.8 mi—
Cromby Generating Stationoil plant42023.2 mi—
Delaware Generating Stationoil plant3153.8 mi—
Mickleton Stationnatural gas plant719.5 mi—
Chester Operationsoil plant6711.3 mi—
North Wales Dieseloil plant719.3 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 Schuylkill Generating Station, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Schuylkill Generating Station
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
CROMBYSubstation-AdjacentPAMontgomery County230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs69.8
EDDYSTONESubstation-AdjacentPADelaware County230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs69.1
WHITPAINSubstation-AdjacentPAMontgomery County500 kV1,000 MW3.8 yrs68.7
LIMERICK (500KV SUB)Substation-AdjacentPAMontgomery County500 kV1,000 MW3.8 yrs68.6
CENTERPOINTSubstation-AdjacentPAMontgomery County500 kV1,000 MW3.8 yrs68.4
SCHUYLKILLSubstation-AdjacentPAPhiladelphia County230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs68.2
UNKNOWN130225Substation-AdjacentDEDelaware County230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs68.2
ELROYSubstation-AdjacentPAMontgomery County500 kV1,000 MW3.8 yrs68.0

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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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