Power Station 3

Brownfield

Texas City, Galveston, Texas · South Houston Green Power LLC

Legacy capacity
118
MW

Power Station 3 is a natural gas plant in Texas City, Galveston, Texas, retired 2004-12-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 118 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 capacity118 MW
Retirement date2004-12-01
EIA plant ID#52131

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.3 mi
OperatorSouth Houston Green Power LLC
Operator address2023 5th Ave South, Texas City, TX, 77590
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 Power Station 3, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Power Station 3
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
DEEPWATERSubstation-AdjacentTXHarris County345 kV600 MW3.4 yrs73.7
DEER PARK ENERGY CENTERSubstation-AdjacentTXHarris County345 kV600 MW3.4 yrs71.4
PH ROBINSONSubstation-AdjacentTXGalveston County345 kV600 MW3.4 yrs70.2
TAP310677Substation-AdjacentTXGalveston County345 kV600 MW3.4 yrs68.2
HARRISBURGSubstation-AdjacentTXHarris County138 kV100 MW3.4 yrs68.2
TAP302748Substation-AdjacentTXBrazoria County345 kV600 MW3.4 yrs68.1
HALLSubstation-AdjacentTXHarris County138 kV100 MW3.4 yrs67.9
SR BERTRON PLANTSubstation-AdjacentTXHarris County138 kV100 MW3.4 yrs67.9

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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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