Brownfield & Retired Power Plant Sites in Rhode Island
21 catalogued brownfield and retired-generation sites in Rhode Island, listed by former capacity. Each carries an existing utility-scale grid interconnection that a new datacenter load may be able to re-use.
| Site | Former use | Capacity | Retired | County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiverton Power Plant | gas | 290 MW | — | Newport |
| Ridgewood Providence Power | gas | 20 MW | 2013-05-01 | Providence |
| King Project | landfill | 12 MW | — | — |
| Newport Naval Education & Training Center | superfund | 11 MW | — | — |
| Minturn Farm Road Solar | landfill | 7 MW | — | — |
| Block Island | oil | 7 MW | 2017-01-01 | Washington |
| Kilvert Street Solar | manufacturing | 6 MW | — | — |
| Rose Hill Landfill | superfund | 5 MW | — | — |
| Forbes Street Solar Project II (FSSPII) | landfill | 4 MW | — | — |
| A Street Facility Solar | landfill | 4 MW | — | — |
| Forbes Street Solar Project I (FSSPI) | landfill | 4 MW | — | — |
| Beacon Solar Project | landfill | 4 MW | — | — |
| University of Rhode Island (URI) Disposal Area | superfund | 3 MW | — | — |
| Dexter Street Solar | brownfield | 3 MW | — | — |
| North Providence Landfill | rcra | 3 MW | — | — |
| Davisville Naval Construction Battalion Center #2 | superfund | 2 MW | — | — |
| Davisville Naval Construction Battalion Center #1 | superfund | 2 MW | — | — |
| Central Power Plant | oil | 2 MW | 2014-04-01 | Providence |
| Picillo Farm | superfund | 2 MW | — | — |
| West Kingston Town Dump | superfund | 1 MW | — | — |
| Peterson/Puritan | superfund | 1 MW | — | — |
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Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.
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