Rio Grande Valley Sugar Growers

Brownfield

Santa Rosa, Hidalgo, Texas · Rio Grande Valley Sugar Growers, Inc.

Legacy capacity
25
MW

Rio Grande Valley Sugar Growers is a former biomass site in Santa Rosa, Hidalgo, Texas, retired 2024-12-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 25 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 useformer biomass site
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity25 MW
Retirement date2024-12-01
EIA plant ID#54338

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation3.1 mi
OperatorRio Grande Valley Sugar Growers, Inc.
Operator address2 1/2mi.W. Hwy 107, Santa Rosa, TX, 78593
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a former biomass site 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 Rio Grande Valley Sugar Growers, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Rio Grande Valley Sugar Growers
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN305746Substation-AdjacentTXCameron County345 kV600 MW3.4 yrs74.5
NORTH EDINBURGSubstation-AdjacentTXHidalgo County345 kV600 MW3.4 yrs73.5
UNKNOWN309640Substation-AdjacentTXHidalgo County138 kV100 MW3.4 yrs69.9
SOUIXSubstation-AdjacentTXHidalgo County138 kV100 MW3.4 yrs69.7
UNKNOWN308524Substation-AdjacentTXCameron County138 kV100 MW3.4 yrs69.7
WEST MCALLENSubstation-AdjacentTXHidalgo County138 kV100 MW3.4 yrs69.7
UNKNOWN306206Substation-AdjacentTXCameron County138 kV100 MW3.4 yrs69.6
UNKNOWN304555Substation-AdjacentTXHidalgo County138 kV100 MW3.4 yrs69.5

Nearby internet exchanges

See all datacenter sites in Texas →

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.

Go deeper than the public screen

This page shows a public slice of the GridCensus dataset for Rio Grande Valley Sugar Growers, Santa Rosa, Hidalgo, Texas. Pro and Enterprise plans unlock the full 164,098-site catalog, raw sub-scores, parcel ownership, interconnection-queue detail, saved searches, and programmatic API access.

See plans & API accessTalk to us