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J Robert Massengale

Brownfield

Lubock, Lubbock, Texas · City of Lubbock - (TX)

Legacy capacity
107
MW

J Robert Massengale is a natural gas plant in Lubock, Lubbock, Texas, retired 2023-10-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 107 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 capacity107 MW
Retirement date2023-10-01
EIA plant ID#3604

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.1 mi
Operator address230 Massengale Drive, Lubock, TX, 79401
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 — Lubbock 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)118,063
Construction employment7,980
Land value$2,673/acre
Datacenter tax incentivesales_tax_exemption

Power economics & interconnection

Commercial power rate9.88¢/kWh
Industrial power rate7.54¢/kWh
Load growth (FERC-714)2.5%

Water & cooling

Water stressMedium-High
Public water supply1.3 MGD
Industrial water use0.2 MGD
Cooling degree days2,600
Mean annual temp65°F

Hazard, flood & connectivity

FEMA risk index55.0 · Very High
Fiber providers9 · 84% 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 J Robert Massengale — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.

SiteFormer useLegacy MWDistanceCleanup status
Ty Cookenatural gas plant1516.4 mi—
Brandon Stationnatural gas plant212.9 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 J Robert Massengale, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near J Robert Massengale
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
OZ LubbockGreenfieldTXLubbock——3.4 yrs65.4
EC Near J Robert MassengaleGreenfieldTXLubbock——3.4 yrs65.3
UNKNOWN300970Substation-AdjacentTXLubbock County345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs64.6
UNKNOWN306378Substation-AdjacentTXLubbock County345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs63.7
UNKNOWN304516Substation-AdjacentTXLubbock County345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs63.7
UNKNOWN306193Substation-AdjacentTXLubbock County345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs63.6
UNKNOWN306269Substation-AdjacentTXLubbock County345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs63.1
OZ LubbockGreenfieldTXLubbock——3.4 yrs63.0

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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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