Engineered Carbons Echo Cogeneration
BrownfieldOrange, Orange, Texas · Orion Engineered Carbons
Engineered Carbons Echo Cogeneration is a natural gas plant in Orange, Orange, Texas, retired 2018-12-01. 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
Grid hookup & remediation
Nearby datacenter candidate sites
Scored candidate sites near Engineered Carbons Echo Cogeneration, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | State | County | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNKNOWN173167 | Substation-Adjacent | LA | Calcasieu Parish | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 1.4 yrs | 72.6 |
| UNKNOWN173166 | Substation-Adjacent | LA | Calcasieu Parish | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 1.4 yrs | 71.3 |
| HARTBURG | Substation-Adjacent | TX | Orange County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 3.4 yrs | 68.9 |
| CALCASIEU | Substation-Adjacent | LA | Calcasieu Parish | 230 kV | 300 MW | 1.4 yrs | 67.0 |
| KOLBS | Substation-Adjacent | TX | Jefferson County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.4 yrs | 66.6 |
| TAP310882 | Substation-Adjacent | TX | Jefferson County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.4 yrs | 66.5 |
| UNKNOWN302879 | Substation-Adjacent | TX | Jefferson County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.4 yrs | 65.7 |
| GULFWAY | Substation-Adjacent | TX | Orange County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.4 yrs | 65.6 |
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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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