Morgan Creek

Brownfield

Colorado City, Mitchell, Texas · Luminant Generation Company LLC

Legacy capacity
1,627
MW

Morgan Creek is a natural gas plant in Colorado City, Mitchell, Texas, retired 2012-02-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 1,627 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 capacity1,627 MW
Retirement date2012-02-01
EIA plant ID#3492

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.0 mi
OperatorLuminant Generation Company LLC
Operator address3177 Hwy 163 South, Colorado City, TX, 79512
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 Morgan Creek, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Morgan Creek
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN303617Substation-AdjacentTXMitchell County345 kV600 MW3.4 yrs70.0
UNKNOWN300812Substation-AdjacentTXMitchell County345 kV600 MW3.4 yrs69.5
UNKNOWN306111Substation-AdjacentTXNolan County345 kV600 MW3.4 yrs68.8
UNKNOWN307411Substation-AdjacentTXMitchell County345 kV600 MW3.4 yrs68.6
UNKNOWN309410Substation-AdjacentTXNolan County345 kV600 MW3.4 yrs67.9
TONKAWASubstation-AdjacentTXScurry County345 kV600 MW3.4 yrs66.8
SCURRYSubstation-AdjacentTXScurry County345 kV600 MW3.4 yrs65.9
UNKNOWN304972Substation-AdjacentTXNolan County345 kV600 MW3.4 yrs65.3

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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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