Austin Gas Recovery

Brownfield

Austin, Travis, Texas · WM Renewable Energy LLC

Legacy capacity
2
MW

Austin Gas Recovery is a natural gas plant in Austin, Travis, Texas, retired 2019-02-01. 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

Former usenatural gas plant
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity2 MW
Retirement date2019-02-01
EIA plant ID#56524

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation1.8 mi
OperatorWM Renewable Energy LLC
Operator address9900 Giles Rd, Austin, TX, 78754
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.

Nearby datacenter candidate sites

Scored candidate sites near Austin Gas Recovery, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Austin Gas Recovery
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
DUNLAPSubstation-AdjacentTXTravis County345 kV600 MW3.4 yrs73.1
UNKNOWN304304Substation-AdjacentTXTravis County345 kV600 MW3.4 yrs72.4
ROUND ROCK NORTHEASTSubstation-AdjacentTXWilliamson County345 kV600 MW3.4 yrs72.1
PEDERNALESSubstation-AdjacentTXTravis County138 kV100 MW3.4 yrs71.5
DECKERSubstation-AdjacentTXTravis County345 kV600 MW3.4 yrs70.8
UNKNOWN306282Substation-AdjacentTXBastrop County345 kV600 MW3.4 yrs70.4
AUSTROPSubstation-AdjacentTXTravis County345 kV600 MW3.4 yrs70.0
MCNEILSubstation-AdjacentTXTravis County138 kV100 MW3.4 yrs69.6

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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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