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Parkdale

Brownfield

Dallas, Dallas, Texas · Luminant Generation Company LLC

Legacy capacity
341
MW

Parkdale is a natural gas plant in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, retired 2004-03-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 341 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 capacity341 MW
Retirement date2004-03-01
EIA plant ID#3455

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.1 mi
Operator address5770 Parkdale Dr., Dallas, TX, 75227
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 — Dallas 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)1,656,248
IT / tech employment6,079
Construction employment96,775
Land value$8,455/acre
Datacenter tax incentivesales_tax_exemption

Power economics & interconnection

Commercial power rate13.34¢/kWh
Industrial power rate7.16¢/kWh
Load growth (FERC-714)2.5%

Water & cooling

Water stressMedium-High
Public water supply334.5 MGD
Industrial water use0.5 MGD
Cooling degree days2,600
Mean annual temp65°F

Hazard, flood & connectivity

FEMA risk index55.0 · Very High
Fiber providers28 · 87% 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 Parkdale — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.

SiteFormer useLegacy MWDistanceCleanup status
North Lakenatural gas plant70918.9 mi—
Mountain Creeknatural gas plant10612.9 mi—
C E Newmannatural gas plant9611.0 mi—
DFW Gas Recoverynatural gas plant1221.8 mi—
Skyline Gas Recoverynatural gas plant616.7 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 Parkdale, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Parkdale
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
DFW Gas RecoveryBrownfieldTXDenton County14 kV12 MW3.4 yrs68.2
WEST PLANOSubstation-AdjacentTXDallas County345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs67.7
WEST LEVEESubstation-AdjacentTXDallas County345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs67.6
UNKNOWN306290Substation-AdjacentTXDallas County345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs67.6
LIGGETTSubstation-AdjacentTXDallas County345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs67.6
UNKNOWN300342Substation-AdjacentTXDallas County345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs67.5
NORWOODSubstation-AdjacentTXDallas County345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs67.5
UNKNOWN308812Substation-AdjacentTXCollin County345 kV600 MW1.7 yrs67.5

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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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