Ridgewood Providence Power
BrownfieldJohnston, Providence, Rhode Island · Rhode Island LFG Genco
Ridgewood Providence Power is a natural gas plant in Johnston, Providence, Rhode Island, retired 2013-05-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 20 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 Ridgewood Providence Power — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.
| Site | Former use | Legacy MW | Distance | Cleanup status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiverton Power Plant | natural gas plant | 290 | 21.7 mi | — |
| Newport Naval Education & Training Center | former superfund site | 11 | 24.9 mi | cleanup_complete |
| Kilvert Street Solar | former manufacturing site | 6 | 9.2 mi | cleanup_complete |
| Forbes Street Solar Project II (FSSPII) | former landfill site | 4 | 8.9 mi | cleanup_complete |
| Forbes Street Solar Project I (FSSPI) | former landfill site | 4 | 8.9 mi | cleanup_complete |
| Beacon Solar Project | former landfill site | 4 | 3.7 mi | cleanup_complete |
| Mansfield | natural gas plant | 3 | 22.9 mi | — |
| Dexter Street Solar | former brownfield site | 3 | 8.9 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 Ridgewood Providence Power, 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 | 67.2 |
| WEST FARNUM | Substation-Adjacent | RI | Providence County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.9 yrs | 67.1 |
| KILLINGLY | Substation-Adjacent | CT | Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.9 yrs | 66.1 |
| OCEAN STATE | Substation-Adjacent | RI | Providence County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.9 yrs | 65.4 |
| Kilvert Street Solar | Brownfield | RI | Kent | — | 6 MW | 3.9 yrs | 64.9 |
| EC Near Central Power Plant | Greenfield | RI | Providence | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 64.8 |
| WEST WALPOLE | Substation-Adjacent | MA | Norfolk County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.9 yrs | 64.1 |
| OZ Providence | Greenfield | RI | Providence | — | — | 3.5 yrs | 64.0 |
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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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