Lone Star

Brownfield

Lone Star, Morris, Texas · Southwestern Electric Power Co

Legacy capacity
40
MW

Lone Star is a natural gas plant in Lone Star, Morris, Texas, retired 2020-05-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 40 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 capacity40 MW
Retirement date2020-05-01
EIA plant ID#3477

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.6 mi
OperatorSouthwestern Electric Power Co
Operator addressHwy 259 South, Lone Star, TX, 75668
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 Lone Star, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Lone Star
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN310398Substation-AdjacentTXCamp County345 kV600 MW3.4 yrs71.1
DIANASubstation-AdjacentTXUpshur County345 kV600 MW3.4 yrs70.9
UNKNOWN309146Substation-AdjacentTXMorris County345 kV600 MW3.4 yrs70.5
UNKNOWN301295Substation-AdjacentTXMarion County345 kV600 MW3.4 yrs70.1
UNKNOWN306638Substation-AdjacentTXCamp County345 kV600 MW3.4 yrs69.8
UNKNOWN305499Substation-AdjacentTXMarion County345 kV600 MW3.4 yrs69.6
UNKNOWN302347Substation-AdjacentTXMarion County345 kV600 MW3.4 yrs69.6
UNKNOWN309941Substation-AdjacentTXHarrison County345 kV600 MW3.4 yrs67.6

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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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