Gaines County
BrownfieldSeminole, Gaines, Texas · Southwestern Public Service Co
Gaines County is a natural gas plant in Seminole, Gaines, Texas. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 225 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 Gaines County, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | State | County | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CUNNINGHAM | Substation-Adjacent | NM | Lea County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.4 yrs | 67.9 |
| UNKNOWN302202 | Substation-Adjacent | NM | Lea County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.4 yrs | 65.9 |
| DENVER CITY | Substation-Adjacent | TX | Yoakum County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.4 yrs | 64.6 |
| WASSON SWITCHING | Substation-Adjacent | TX | Yoakum County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.4 yrs | 64.6 |
| UNKNOWN309996 | Substation-Adjacent | NM | Lea County | 115 kV | 100 MW | 3.4 yrs | 64.5 |
| UNKNOWN308190 | Substation-Adjacent | NM | Lea County | 115 kV | 100 MW | 3.4 yrs | 64.1 |
| MADDOX | Substation-Adjacent | NM | Lea County | 115 kV | 100 MW | 3.4 yrs | 63.3 |
| LEA ROAD | Substation-Adjacent | NM | Lea County | 115 kV | 100 MW | 3.4 yrs | 63.3 |
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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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This page shows a public slice of the GridCensus dataset for Gaines County, Seminole, Gaines, Texas. Pro and Enterprise plans unlock the full 164,098-site catalog, raw sub-scores, parcel ownership, interconnection-queue detail, saved searches, and programmatic API access.