Covel Gardens Gas Recovery

Brownfield

San Antonio, Bexar, Texas · Energy Developments, Inc d/b/a EDL

Legacy capacity
10
MW

Covel Gardens Gas Recovery is a natural gas plant in San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, retired 2023-12-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 10 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 capacity10 MW
Retirement date2023-12-01
EIA plant ID#56864

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation2.6 mi
OperatorEnergy Developments, Inc d/b/a EDL
Operator address8611 Covel Road, San Antonio, TX, 78252
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 Covel Gardens Gas Recovery, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Covel Gardens Gas Recovery
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
SKYLINESubstation-AdjacentTXBexar County345 kV600 MW3.4 yrs75.7
ARTHUR VON ROSENBERGSubstation-AdjacentTXBexar County345 kV600 MW3.4 yrs75.1
CAGNON ROADSubstation-AdjacentTXBexar County345 kV600 MW3.4 yrs74.8
CALAVERAS 345 SWITCHYARDSubstation-AdjacentTXBexar County345 kV600 MW3.4 yrs74.7
HILL COUNTRY 345Substation-AdjacentTXBexar County345 kV600 MW3.4 yrs73.9
TRUMBOSubstation-AdjacentTXBexar County345 kV600 MW3.4 yrs73.1
J T DeelyBrownfieldTXBexar932 MW71.8
LEON CREEKSubstation-AdjacentTXBexar County345 kV600 MW3.4 yrs71.7

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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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