Olmstead
BrownfieldOrem, Utah, Utah · PacifiCorp
Olmstead is a former hydro site in Orem, Utah, Utah, retired 2015-09-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 10 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
Site conditions & market — Utah 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
Power economics & interconnection
Water & cooling
Hazard, flood & connectivity
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 Olmstead — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.
| Site | Former use | Legacy MW | Distance | Cleanup status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitehead | natural gas plant | 12 | 9.4 mi | — |
| eBay - South Jordan | natural gas plant | 10 | 26.7 mi | — |
| Murray City | natural gas plant | 7 | 27.4 mi | — |
| Payson | natural gas plant | 5 | 18.1 mi | — |
| Heber City | oil plant | 5 | 17.7 mi | — |
| Spanish Fork Landfill | former landfill site | 5 | 14.0 mi | cleanup_complete |
| Sharon Steel Corp. (Midvale Tailings) | former superfund site | 2 | 24.2 mi | cleanup_complete |
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 Olmstead, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | State | County | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EC Near eBay - South Jordan | Greenfield | UT | Salt Lake | — | — | 1.7 yrs | 68.4 |
| CAMP WILLIAMS | Substation-Adjacent | UT | Salt Lake County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 6.9 yrs | 67.6 |
| MIDVALLEY | Substation-Adjacent | UT | Salt Lake County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 6.9 yrs | 67.6 |
| EC Near Murray City | Greenfield | UT | Salt Lake | — | — | 1.7 yrs | 67.5 |
| 90TH SOUTH | Substation-Adjacent | UT | Salt Lake County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 6.9 yrs | 67.5 |
| OQUIRRH | Substation-Adjacent | UT | Salt Lake County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 6.9 yrs | 67.5 |
| EC Coal Salt Lake County | Greenfield | UT | Salt Lake County | — | — | 1.7 yrs | 67.4 |
| LAKESIDE 2 | Substation-Adjacent | UT | Utah County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 6.9 yrs | 67.4 |
Nearby internet exchanges
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- Flexential - Salt Lake City/Downtown (SLC04)Salt Lake City, UT · 24 networks
- DataBank Salt Lake City (SLC2)Bluffdale, UT · 22 networks
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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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