Motiva Enterprises Port Arthur Refinery

Brownfield

Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas · Motiva Enterprises LLC

Legacy capacity
40
MW

Motiva Enterprises Port Arthur Refinery is a natural gas plant in Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, retired 2012-02-01. 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 date2012-02-01
EIA plant ID#50973

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.3 mi
OperatorMotiva Enterprises LLC
Operator address2555 Savannah Avenue, Port Arthur, TX, 77640
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 Motiva Enterprises Port Arthur Refinery, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Motiva Enterprises Port Arthur Refinery
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
HARTBURGSubstation-AdjacentTXOrange County500 kV1,000 MW3.4 yrs68.9
KOLBSSubstation-AdjacentTXJefferson County230 kV300 MW3.4 yrs66.6
TAP310882Substation-AdjacentTXJefferson County230 kV300 MW3.4 yrs66.5
UNKNOWN302879Substation-AdjacentTXJefferson County230 kV300 MW3.4 yrs65.7
GULFWAYSubstation-AdjacentTXOrange County230 kV300 MW3.4 yrs65.6
HELBIGSubstation-AdjacentTXOrange County230 kV300 MW3.4 yrs65.6
AMELIA BULKSubstation-AdjacentTXJefferson County230 kV300 MW3.4 yrs65.1
UNKNOWN304113Substation-AdjacentTXOrange County230 kV300 MW3.4 yrs65.1

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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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