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Baytown

Brownfield

Baytown, Chambers, Texas · TX LFG Energy, LP

Legacy capacity
5
MW

Baytown is a natural gas plant in Baytown, Chambers, Texas, retired 2016-04-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 5 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 capacity5 MW
Retirement date2016-04-01
EIA plant ID#55551

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation1.0 mi
Operator address4791 Tri-City Beach Road, Baytown, TX, 77520
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.

Site conditions & market — Chambers 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

Total employment (laborshed)17,896
Construction employment2,033
Land value$3,315/acre
Datacenter tax incentivesales_tax_exemption

Power economics & interconnection

Commercial power rate9.60¢/kWh
Industrial power rate5.87¢/kWh
Load growth (FERC-714)2.5%

Water & cooling

Water stressMedium-High
Public water supply1.6 MGD
Industrial water use0.8 MGD
Cooling degree days2,600
Mean annual temp65°F

Hazard, flood & connectivity

FEMA risk index55.0 · Very High
Fiber providers8 · 57% served

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 Baytown — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.

SiteFormer useLegacy MWDistanceCleanup status
P H Robinsonnatural gas plant2,31513.6 mi—
Sam Bertronnatural gas plant8759.5 mi—
Cedar Bayounatural gas plant7655.3 mi—
Texas Petrochemicalsnatural gas plant56020.5 mi—
Greens Bayounatural gas plant44621.0 mi—
Websternatural gas plant42615.5 mi—
Bayou Cogen Plantnatural gas plant3058.7 mi—
Power Station 3natural gas plant11820.4 mi—

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 Baytown, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Baytown
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
Deer Park PlantBrownfieldTXHarris County138 kV111 MW3.4 yrs70.1
GREENS BAYOU 345Substation-AdjacentTXHarris County345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs68.3
OZ HarrisGreenfieldTXHarris——3.4 yrs67.3
OZ HarrisGreenfieldTXHarris——3.4 yrs66.6
HARRISBURGSubstation-AdjacentTXHarris County345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs66.3
DEEPWATERSubstation-AdjacentTXHarris County345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs66.1
EC Near AtascocitaGreenfieldTXHarris——3.4 yrs65.9
KING REITSubstation-AdjacentTXHarris County345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs65.7

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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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