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TalenEnergy Martins Creek LLC Jenkins

Brownfield

Laflin, Luzerne, Pennsylvania · TalenEnergy Martins Creek LLC

Legacy capacity
32
MW

TalenEnergy Martins Creek LLC Jenkins is a oil plant in Laflin, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, retired 2022-04-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 32 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 capacity32 MW
Retirement date2022-04-01
EIA plant ID#3146

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.1 mi
Operator addressVillage of Laflin, Laflin, PA, 18703
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 — Luzerne 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)128,035
IT / tech employment158
Construction employment5,290
Land value$5,786/acre
Datacenter tax incentivesales_tax_exemption

Power economics & interconnection

Commercial power rate8.10¢/kWh
Industrial power rate5.74¢/kWh
Load growth (FERC-714)0.6%

Water & cooling

Water stressLow
Public water supply22.8 MGD
Industrial water use0.0 MGD
Cooling degree days800
Mean annual temp50°F

Hazard, flood & connectivity

FEMA risk index28.0 · Relatively Moderate
Fiber providers13 · 69% 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 TalenEnergy Martins Creek LLC Jenkins — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.

SiteFormer useLegacy MWDistanceCleanup status
TalenEnergy Martins Creek LLC Harwoodoil plant3226.4 mi—
Oxbow Creeknatural gas plant2122.7 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 TalenEnergy Martins Creek LLC Jenkins, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near TalenEnergy Martins Creek LLC Jenkins
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
SUSQUEHANNASubstation-AdjacentPALuzerne County500 kV1,000 MW3.8 yrs66.5
LACKAWANNASubstation-AdjacentPALackawanna County500 kV1,000 MW3.8 yrs63.8
UNKNOWN123459Substation-AdjacentPALuzerne County230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs62.5
UNKNOWN123611Substation-AdjacentPALuzerne County230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs62.0
JENKINSSubstation-AdjacentPALuzerne County230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs61.7
EC Coal Luzerne CountyGreenfieldPALuzerne County——3.0 yrs61.7
EC Coal Luzerne CountyGreenfieldPALuzerne County——3.0 yrs61.5
EC Coal Luzerne CountyGreenfieldPALuzerne County——3.0 yrs61.4

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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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