Newport Diesels

Brownfield

Newport, Orleans, Vermont · Great Bay Hydro Corp

Legacy capacity
3
MW

Newport Diesels is a oil plant in Newport, Orleans, Vermont, retired 2007-07-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 3 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 useoil plant
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity3 MW
Retirement date2007-07-01
EIA plant ID#3730

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation1.4 mi
OperatorGreat Bay Hydro Corp
Operator address964 Clyde Street, Newport, VT, 5855
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a oil 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 Newport Diesels, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Newport Diesels
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
NEWPORTSubstation-AdjacentVTOrleans County115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs60.7
UNKNOWN133765Substation-AdjacentVTCaledonia County115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs58.3
EC Near Newport DieselsGreenfieldVTOrleans3.5 yrs57.9
EC Near Newport DieselsGreenfieldVTOrleans3.5 yrs56.7
EC Near West CharlestonGreenfieldVTOrleans3.5 yrs56.2
EC Near West CharlestonGreenfieldVTOrleans3.5 yrs55.9
EC Near Newport DieselsGreenfieldVTOrleans3.5 yrs55.9
EC Near Newport DieselsGreenfieldVTOrleans3.5 yrs55.9

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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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