Hal C Weaver Power Plant

Brownfield

Austin, Travis, Texas · University of Texas at Austin

Legacy capacity
18
MW

Hal C Weaver Power Plant is a natural gas plant in Austin, Travis, Texas, retired 2008-03-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 18 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 capacity18 MW
Retirement date2008-03-01
EIA plant ID#50118

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation1.7 mi
OperatorUniversity of Texas at Austin
Operator address215 E 24th, Austin, TX, 78712
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 Hal C Weaver Power Plant, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Hal C Weaver Power Plant
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
DUNLAPSubstation-AdjacentTXTravis County345 kV600 MW3.4 yrs73.1
UNKNOWN304304Substation-AdjacentTXTravis County345 kV600 MW3.4 yrs72.4
ROUND ROCK NORTHEASTSubstation-AdjacentTXWilliamson County345 kV600 MW3.4 yrs72.1
PEDERNALESSubstation-AdjacentTXTravis County138 kV100 MW3.4 yrs71.5
DECKERSubstation-AdjacentTXTravis County345 kV600 MW3.4 yrs70.8
UNKNOWN306282Substation-AdjacentTXBastrop County345 kV600 MW3.4 yrs70.4
AUSTROPSubstation-AdjacentTXTravis County345 kV600 MW3.4 yrs70.0
MCNEILSubstation-AdjacentTXTravis County138 kV100 MW3.4 yrs69.6

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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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