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Grove Landfill

Brownfield

Austin, Texas

Grove Landfill is a former landfill site in Austin, Texas. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for utility-scale 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 useformer landfill site
Site typeepa_brownfield
Acreage10 ac

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.9 mi
Cleanup statuscleanup_complete
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a former landfill site 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 brownfield & retired-generation sites

A proximity screen of other retired-plant, contaminated, and EPA-flagged sites near Grove Landfill — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.

SiteFormer useLegacy MWDistanceCleanup status
Decker Creeknatural gas plant7268.4 mi—
Holly Streetnatural gas plant5584.0 mi—
Hal C Weaver Power Plantnatural gas plant181.4 mi—
Domain Integrated Energy Systemnatural gas plant57.0 mi—
GRS Sunset Farmsnatural gas plant48.5 mi—
Austin Gas Recoverynatural gas plant28.3 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 Grove Landfill, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Grove Landfill
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
DECKERSubstation-AdjacentTXTravis County345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs68.6
EC Near Domain Integrated Energy SystemGreenfieldTXTravis——3.4 yrs67.2
EC Near Holly StreetGreenfieldTXTravis——3.4 yrs66.3
Grove LandfillBrownfieldTXTravis138 kV—1.7 yrs66.2
UNKNOWN304304Substation-AdjacentTXTravis County345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs66.1
DESSAUSubstation-AdjacentTXTravis County345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs65.9
EC Near GRS Sunset FarmsGreenfieldTXTravis——3.4 yrs65.8
DUNLAPSubstation-AdjacentTXTravis County345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs65.2

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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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