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P H Robinson

Brownfield

Bacliff, Galveston, Texas · NRG Texas Power LLC

Legacy capacity
2,315
MW

P H Robinson is a natural gas plant in Bacliff, Galveston, Texas, retired 2009-10-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 2,315 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 capacity2,315 MW
Retirement date2009-10-01
EIA plant ID#3466

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.2 mi
Operator address5501 State Highway 146, Bacliff, TX, 77518
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 — Galveston 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)89,308
IT / tech employment30
Construction employment7,647
Land value$15,245/acre
Datacenter tax incentivesales_tax_exemption

Power economics & interconnection

Commercial power rate9.60¢/kWh
Industrial power rate5.87¢/kWh
Load growth (FERC-714)2.5%

Water & cooling

Water stressMedium-High
Public water supply0.2 MGD
Industrial water use0.1 MGD
Cooling degree days2,600
Mean annual temp65°F

Hazard, flood & connectivity

FEMA risk index55.0 · Very High
Fiber providers9 · 73% 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 P H Robinson — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.

SiteFormer useLegacy MWDistanceCleanup status
Sam Bertronnatural gas plant87517.3 mi—
Cedar Bayounatural gas plant76518.5 mi—
Texas Petrochemicalsnatural gas plant56022.1 mi—
Greens Bayounatural gas plant44627.3 mi—
Websternatural gas plant4268.2 mi—
Bayou Cogen Plantnatural gas plant30510.2 mi—
Power Station 3natural gas plant1188.3 mi—
Deer Park Plantnatural gas plant11117.4 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 P H Robinson, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near P H Robinson
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
Deer Park PlantBrownfieldTXHarris County138 kV111 MW3.4 yrs70.1
GREENS BAYOU 345Substation-AdjacentTXHarris County345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs68.3
OZ HarrisGreenfieldTXHarris——3.4 yrs67.3
OZ HarrisGreenfieldTXHarris——3.4 yrs67.0
OZ HarrisGreenfieldTXHarris——3.4 yrs66.6
HARRISBURGSubstation-AdjacentTXHarris County345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs66.3
DEEPWATERSubstation-AdjacentTXHarris County345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs66.1
EC Near BluebonnetGreenfieldTXHarris——3.4 yrs65.7

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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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