Lake Creek
BrownfieldWaco, McLennan, Texas · Luminant Generation Company LLC
Lake Creek is a coal plant in Waco, McLennan, Texas, retired 2014-12-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 1,357 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 Lake Creek, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | State | County | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAKE CREEK | Substation-Adjacent | TX | McLennan County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 1.7 yrs | 63.8 |
| UNKNOWN300985 | Substation-Adjacent | TX | McLennan County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 1.7 yrs | 63.8 |
| UNKNOWN309394 | Substation-Adjacent | TX | McLennan County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 1.7 yrs | 62.9 |
| ELM MOTT 345 | Substation-Adjacent | TX | McLennan County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 1.7 yrs | 61.7 |
| UNKNOWN304305 | Substation-Adjacent | TX | McLennan County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 1.7 yrs | 61.4 |
| EC Near Lake Creek | Greenfield | TX | McLennan | — | — | 3.4 yrs | 61.2 |
| EC Near Lake Creek | Greenfield | TX | McLennan | — | — | 3.4 yrs | 61.1 |
| EC Near Tradinghouse | Greenfield | TX | McLennan | — | — | 3.4 yrs | 61.1 |
Nearby internet exchanges
- DataBank Waco (ACT1)Waco, TX · 1 networks
See all datacenter sites in Texas →
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.
Go deeper than the public screen
This page shows a public slice of the GridCensus dataset for Lake Creek, Waco, McLennan, 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.