H B Robinson

Brownfield

Hartsville, Darlington, South Carolina · Duke Energy Progress - (NC)

Legacy capacity
223
MW

H B Robinson is a coal plant in Hartsville, Darlington, South Carolina, retired 2013-03-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 223 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 usecoal plant
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity223 MW
Retirement date2013-03-01
EIA plant ID#3251

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation1.0 mi
OperatorDuke Energy Progress - (NC)
Operator address3581 West Entrance Road, Hartsville, SC, 29550
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a coal 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 H B Robinson, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near H B Robinson
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
CAMDENSubstation-AdjacentSCKershaw County230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs69.0
SOCIETY HILLSubstation-AdjacentSCMarlboro County230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs67.9
TAP170187Substation-AdjacentSCLee County230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs67.3
UNKNOWN150888Substation-AdjacentSCDarlington County230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs67.0
UNKNOWN151883Substation-AdjacentSCLee County230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs66.5
Darlington CountyBrownfieldSCDarlington County—730 MW3.7 yrs65.8
TAP148313Substation-AdjacentSCMarlboro County230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs65.0
H B RobinsonBrownfieldSCDarlington County—223 MW3.7 yrs64.8

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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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