Central Power Plant
BrownfieldCranston, Providence, Rhode Island · State of Rhode Island
Central Power Plant is a oil plant in Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island, retired 2014-04-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 2 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
Grid hookup & remediation
Site conditions & market — Providence 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
Power economics & interconnection
Water & cooling
Hazard, flood & connectivity
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 Central Power Plant — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.
| Site | Former use | Legacy MW | Distance | Cleanup status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiverton Power Plant | natural gas plant | 290 | 16.5 mi | — |
| Cleary Flood Hybrid | oil plant | 28 | 20.0 mi | — |
| Ridgewood Providence Power | natural gas plant | 20 | 5.6 mi | — |
| Newport Naval Education & Training Center | former superfund site | 11 | 19.5 mi | cleanup_complete |
| GRS Fall River | natural gas plant | 7 | 18.1 mi | — |
| Kilvert Street Solar | former manufacturing site | 6 | 3.6 mi | cleanup_complete |
| Forbes Street Solar Project II (FSSPII) | former landfill site | 4 | 6.4 mi | cleanup_complete |
| Forbes Street Solar Project I (FSSPI) | former landfill site | 4 | 6.4 mi | cleanup_complete |
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 Central Power Plant, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | State | County | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KENT COUNTY | Substation-Adjacent | RI | Kent County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.9 yrs | 64.9 |
| WEST FARNUM | Substation-Adjacent | RI | Providence County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.9 yrs | 64.8 |
| STOUGHTON | Substation-Adjacent | MA | Norfolk County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.9 yrs | 64.2 |
| WEST WALPOLE | Substation-Adjacent | MA | Norfolk County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.9 yrs | 64.2 |
| WEST MEDWAY | Substation-Adjacent | MA | Norfolk County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.9 yrs | 63.7 |
| UNKNOWN132928 | Substation-Adjacent | MA | Norfolk County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.9 yrs | 63.7 |
| UNKNOWN133410 | Substation-Adjacent | MA | Providence County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.9 yrs | 63.6 |
| BERRY STREET | Substation-Adjacent | MA | Norfolk County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.9 yrs | 63.6 |
Nearby internet exchanges
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- Prov.net PVD2 (304 Carpenter)Providence, RI · 5 networks
- Crown Castle Providence (235 Promenade)Providence, RI · 3 networks
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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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