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York Energy Center

Brownfield

Delta, York, Pennsylvania · Calpine Mid-Merit LLC

Legacy capacity
120
MW

York Energy Center is a natural gas plant in Delta, York, Pennsylvania. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 120 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 capacity120 MW
EIA plant ID#55524

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.2 mi
Operator address1055 Pikes Peak Road, Delta, PA, 17314
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.

Site conditions & market — York 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)163,174
IT / tech employment30
Construction employment11,693
Land value$9,224/acre
Datacenter tax incentivesales_tax_exemption

Power economics & interconnection

Commercial power rate10.40¢/kWh
Industrial power rate7.73¢/kWh
Load growth (FERC-714)0.6%

Water & cooling

Water stressLow
Public water supply34.8 MGD
Industrial water use29.7 MGD
Cooling degree days800
Mean annual temp50°F

Hazard, flood & connectivity

FEMA risk index28.0 · Relatively Moderate
Fiber providers12 · 53% 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 York Energy Center — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.

SiteFormer useLegacy MWDistanceCleanup status
Essential Power Rock Springs LLCnatural gas plant3907.9 mi—
Notch Cliffnatural gas plant14424.3 mi—
Perrymanoil plant5320.9 mi—
Brunner Islandoil plant832.3 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 York Energy Center, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near York Energy Center
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
ROCK SPRINGSSubstation-AdjacentMDHarford County500 kV1,000 MW3.8 yrs68.9
DELTA YORK ECSubstation-AdjacentPAHarford County500 kV1,000 MW3.8 yrs65.8
CONASTONESubstation-AdjacentMDHarford County500 kV1,000 MW3.8 yrs64.9
PEACH BOTTOMSubstation-AdjacentPAHarford County500 kV1,000 MW3.8 yrs64.1
PEACH BOTTOMSubstation-AdjacentPAHarford County500 kV1,000 MW3.8 yrs64.1
RAPHAEL ROAD SWITCHING STATIONSubstation-AdjacentMDHarford County230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs62.7
UNKNOWN123011Substation-AdjacentMDHarford County230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs62.6
EC Near Notch CliffGreenfieldMDBaltimore——3.5 yrs61.9

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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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