Bayou Cogen Plant

Brownfield

Pasadena, Harris, Texas · Air Liquide Large Industries U S LP

Legacy capacity
305
MW

Bayou Cogen Plant is a natural gas plant in Pasadena, Harris, Texas, retired 2015-09-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 305 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 capacity305 MW
Retirement date2015-09-01
EIA plant ID#10298

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.1 mi
OperatorAir Liquide Large Industries U S LP
Operator address11777 Bay Area Blvd, Pasadena, TX, 77507
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 Bayou Cogen Plant, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Bayou Cogen Plant
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
DEEPWATERSubstation-AdjacentTXHarris County345 kV600 MW3.4 yrs73.7
WHITE OAKSubstation-AdjacentTXHarris County345 kV600 MW3.4 yrs73.6
GREENS BAYOU 345Substation-AdjacentTXHarris County345 kV600 MW3.4 yrs73.6
Greens BayouBrownfieldTXHarris446 MW71.9
CHANNELVIEW COGENSubstation-AdjacentTXHarris County345 kV600 MW3.4 yrs71.4
DEER PARK ENERGY CENTERSubstation-AdjacentTXHarris County345 kV600 MW3.4 yrs71.4
KING REITSubstation-AdjacentTXHarris County345 kV600 MW3.4 yrs71.4
PH ROBINSONSubstation-AdjacentTXGalveston County345 kV600 MW3.4 yrs70.2

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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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