Central Utility Plant - Texas A&M
BrownfieldCollege Station, Brazos, Texas · Texas A&M, Utilities & Energy Services
Central Utility Plant - Texas A&M is a natural gas plant in College Station, Brazos, Texas, retired 2021-04-01. 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
Grid hookup & remediation
Nearby datacenter candidate sites
Scored candidate sites near Central Utility Plant - Texas A&M, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | State | County | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JACK CREEK | Substation-Adjacent | TX | Brazos County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.4 yrs | 72.6 |
| SINGLETON | Substation-Adjacent | TX | Grimes County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.4 yrs | 71.9 |
| FAYETTEVILLE | Substation-Adjacent | TX | Brazos County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.4 yrs | 71.8 |
| GIBBONS CREEK | Substation-Adjacent | TX | Grimes County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.4 yrs | 69.4 |
| UNKNOWN312648 | Substation-Adjacent | TX | Brazos County | 138 kV | 100 MW | 3.4 yrs | 69.2 |
| TAP312651 | Substation-Adjacent | TX | Brazos County | 138 kV | 100 MW | 3.4 yrs | 69.1 |
| Bryan (TX) | Brownfield | TX | Brazos | — | 116 MW | — | 68.5 |
| UNKNOWN305069 | Substation-Adjacent | TX | Brazos County | 138 kV | 100 MW | 3.4 yrs | 68.4 |
Nearby internet exchanges
- FIBERTOWN Bryan Data CenterBryan, TX · 5 networks
- Crosspoint Data College StationCollege Station, TX · 1 networks
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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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