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Sunbury Generation LP

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Shamokin Dam, Snyder, Pennsylvania · Sunbury Generation LP

Legacy capacity
438
MW

Sunbury Generation LP is a coal plant in Shamokin Dam, Snyder, Pennsylvania, retired 2014-07-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 438 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 usecoal plant
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity438 MW
Retirement date2014-07-01
EIA plant ID#3152

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.1 mi
Operator addressN. Old Trail Road, PO Box 517, Shamokin Dam, PA, 17876
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a coal 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 — Snyder 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)13,654
Construction employment670
Land value$9,076/acre
Datacenter tax incentivesales_tax_exemption

Power economics & interconnection

Commercial power rate7.81¢/kWh
Industrial power rate5.78¢/kWh
Load growth (FERC-714)0.6%

Water & cooling

Water stressLow
Public water supply1.6 MGD
Industrial water use0.0 MGD
Cooling degree days800
Mean annual temp50°F

Hazard, flood & connectivity

FEMA risk index28.0 · Relatively Moderate
Fiber providers7 · 11% 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 Sunbury Generation LP — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.

SiteFormer useLegacy MWDistanceCleanup status
TalenEnergy Martins Creek LLC Williamspooil plant3229.2 mi—
TalenEnergy Montourcoal plant1718.2 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 Sunbury Generation LP, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Sunbury Generation LP
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
SUNBURYSubstation-AdjacentPANorthumberland County500 kV1,000 MW3.8 yrs66.9
MONTOUR STATIONSubstation-AdjacentPAMontour County230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs60.3
COLUMBIASubstation-AdjacentPAColumbia County230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs59.9
EC Near TalenEnergy MontourGreenfieldPAMontour——3.0 yrs59.2
EC Near TalenEnergy MontourGreenfieldPAMontour——3.0 yrs59.0
EC Coal Northumberland CountyGreenfieldPANorthumberland County——3.0 yrs59.0
LYCOMINGSubstation-AdjacentPALycoming County230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs58.9
UNKNOWN123699Substation-AdjacentPASchuylkill County230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs58.8

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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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