TXU Sweetwater Generating Plant
BrownfieldSweetwater, Nolan, Texas · Luminant Generation Company LLC
TXU Sweetwater Generating Plant is a natural gas plant in Sweetwater, Nolan, Texas, retired 2012-05-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 344 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
Grid hookup & remediation
Nearby datacenter candidate sites
Scored candidate sites near TXU Sweetwater Generating Plant, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | State | County | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNKNOWN303617 | Substation-Adjacent | TX | Mitchell County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.4 yrs | 70.0 |
| UNKNOWN307500 | Substation-Adjacent | TX | Taylor County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.4 yrs | 69.9 |
| SWEETWATER EAST | Substation-Adjacent | TX | Nolan County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.4 yrs | 69.8 |
| UNKNOWN304492 | Substation-Adjacent | TX | Nolan County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.4 yrs | 68.8 |
| UNKNOWN306111 | Substation-Adjacent | TX | Nolan County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.4 yrs | 68.8 |
| UNKNOWN307411 | Substation-Adjacent | TX | Mitchell County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.4 yrs | 68.6 |
| CENTRAL BLUFF | Substation-Adjacent | TX | Taylor County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.4 yrs | 68.3 |
| UNKNOWN309410 | Substation-Adjacent | TX | Nolan County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.4 yrs | 67.9 |
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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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