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ExxonMobil Baytown Refinery

Brownfield

Baytown, Harris, Texas · Exxon Mobil Refining and Supply Co.

Legacy capacity
54
MW

ExxonMobil Baytown Refinery is a natural gas plant in Baytown, Harris, Texas, retired 2005-05-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 54 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 capacity54 MW
Retirement date2005-05-01
EIA plant ID#10436

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.7 mi
Operator addressDecker Drive, 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 — Harrison 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)18,758
IT / tech employment16
Construction employment1,469
Land value$4,360/acre
Datacenter tax incentivesales_tax_exemption

Power economics & interconnection

Commercial power rate11.03¢/kWh
Industrial power rate6.92¢/kWh
Load growth (FERC-714)2.5%

Water & cooling

Water stressMedium-High
Public water supply8.5 MGD
Industrial water use8.3 MGD
Cooling degree days2,600
Mean annual temp65°F

Hazard, flood & connectivity

FEMA risk index55.0 · Very High
Fiber providers10 · 51% 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 ExxonMobil Baytown Refinery — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.

SiteFormer useLegacy MWDistanceCleanup status
P H Robinsonnatural gas plant2,31518.5 mi—
Sam Bertronnatural gas plant8754.2 mi—
Cedar Bayounatural gas plant7654.3 mi—
Texas Petrochemicalsnatural gas plant56015.9 mi—
Greens Bayounatural gas plant44614.1 mi—
Websternatural gas plant42617.1 mi—
Bayou Cogen Plantnatural gas plant3059.5 mi—
Power Station 3natural gas plant11826.3 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 ExxonMobil Baytown Refinery, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near ExxonMobil Baytown Refinery
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
Deer Park PlantBrownfieldTXHarris County138 kV111 MW3.4 yrs70.1
GREENS BAYOU 345Substation-AdjacentTXHarris County345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs68.3
NORTH BELTSubstation-AdjacentTXHarris County345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs67.7
OZ HarrisGreenfieldTXHarris——3.4 yrs67.3
OZ HarrisGreenfieldTXHarris——3.4 yrs67.0
OZ HarrisGreenfieldTXHarris——3.4 yrs66.6
HARRISBURGSubstation-AdjacentTXHarris County345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs66.3
DEEPWATERSubstation-AdjacentTXHarris County345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs66.1

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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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