West Point (PA)

Brownfield

West Point, Montgomery, Pennsylvania · Merck & Co Inc-West Point

Legacy capacity
6
MW

West Point (PA) is a natural gas plant in West Point, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, retired 2020-05-01. 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 date2020-05-01
EIA plant ID#52149

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation1.2 mi
OperatorMerck & Co Inc-West Point
Operator address770 Sumneytown Pike, West Point, PA, 19486
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.

Nearby datacenter candidate sites

Scored candidate sites near West Point (PA), ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near West Point (PA)
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN171809Substation-AdjacentPALehigh County500 kV1,000 MW3.0 yrs79.1
LIBERTY ELECTRIC POWER PLANTSubstation-AdjacentPADelaware County230 kV300 MW3.0 yrs78.0
WESCOSVILLESubstation-AdjacentPALehigh County500 kV1,000 MW3.0 yrs77.7
CENTERPOINTSubstation-AdjacentPAMontgomery County500 kV1,000 MW3.0 yrs77.3
UPPER PROVIDENCESubstation-AdjacentPAMontgomery County230 kV300 MW3.0 yrs76.9
HOSENSACKSubstation-AdjacentPALehigh County500 kV1,000 MW3.0 yrs76.6
Cromby Generating StationBrownfieldPAMontgomery420 MW76.3
NORTH PHILADELPHIASubstation-AdjacentPAPhiladelphia County230 kV300 MW3.0 yrs76.1

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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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