TalenEnergy Martins Creek

Brownfield

Bangor, Northampton, Pennsylvania · TalenEnergy Martins Creek LLC

Legacy capacity
411
MW

TalenEnergy Martins Creek is a coal plant in Bangor, Northampton, Pennsylvania, retired 2023-06-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 411 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 capacity411 MW
Retirement date2023-06-01
EIA plant ID#3148

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.2 mi
OperatorTalenEnergy Martins Creek LLC
Operator address6605 Foul Rift Road, Bangor, PA, 18013
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.

Nearby datacenter candidate sites

Scored candidate sites near TalenEnergy Martins Creek, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near TalenEnergy Martins Creek
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
HOSENSACKSubstation-AdjacentPALehigh County500 kV1,000 MW3.0 yrs76.6
STEEL CITYSubstation-AdjacentPALehigh County500 kV1,000 MW3.0 yrs76.0
BETHLEHEM POWER PLANTSubstation-AdjacentPANorthampton County500 kV1,000 MW3.0 yrs75.8
MONTVILLESubstation-AdjacentNJSussex County230 kV300 MW3.0 yrs75.8
UNKNOWN123653Substation-AdjacentNJWarren County230 kV300 MW3.0 yrs74.7
UNKNOWN123747Substation-AdjacentPANorthampton County230 kV300 MW3.0 yrs74.0
UNKNOWN132271Substation-AdjacentNJSomerset County230 kV300 MW3.0 yrs73.7
UNKNOWN132619Substation-AdjacentPAMonroe County500 kV1,000 MW3.0 yrs73.1

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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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