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Deer Park Plant

Brownfield

LaPorte, Harris, Texas · Oxy Vinyls LP

Legacy capacity
111
MW

Deer Park Plant is a natural gas plant in LaPorte, Harris, Texas, retired 2004-02-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 111 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 capacity111 MW
Retirement date2004-02-01
EIA plant ID#50471

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.6 mi
Operator address2800 Battleground Rd, LaPorte, TX, 77536
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 Deer Park Plant, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Deer Park Plant
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
Deer Park PlantBrownfieldTXHarris County138 kV111 MW3.4 yrs68.0
NORTH BELTSubstation-AdjacentTXHarris County345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs66.2
BELLAIRESubstation-AdjacentTXHarris County345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs66.2
ROTHWOODSubstation-AdjacentTXMontgomery County345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs65.9
HILLCROFTSubstation-AdjacentTXHarris County345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs65.8
GREENS BAYOU 345Substation-AdjacentTXHarris County345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs65.4
OZ HarrisGreenfieldTXHarris3.4 yrs64.8
WHITE OAKSubstation-AdjacentTXHarris County345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs64.4

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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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