T H Wharton

Brownfield

Houston, Harris, Texas · NRG Texas Power LLC

Legacy capacity
248
MW

T H Wharton is a natural gas plant in Houston, Harris, Texas, retired 2005-12-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 248 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 capacity248 MW
Retirement date2005-12-01
EIA plant ID#3469

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.1 mi
OperatorNRG Texas Power LLC
Operator address16301 Highway 249, Houston, TX, 77064
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 T H Wharton, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near T H Wharton
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
ROTHWOODSubstation-AdjacentTXMontgomery County345 kV600 MW3.4 yrs75.8
TOMBALLSubstation-AdjacentTXMontgomery County345 kV600 MW3.4 yrs73.8
DEEPWATERSubstation-AdjacentTXHarris County345 kV600 MW3.4 yrs73.7
WHITE OAKSubstation-AdjacentTXHarris County345 kV600 MW3.4 yrs73.6
GREENS BAYOU 345Substation-AdjacentTXHarris County345 kV600 MW3.4 yrs73.6
JEANETTASubstation-AdjacentTXHarris County345 kV600 MW3.4 yrs73.0
UNKNOWN304285Substation-AdjacentTXHarris County345 kV600 MW3.4 yrs72.9
BELLAIRESubstation-AdjacentTXHarris County345 kV600 MW3.4 yrs72.9

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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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