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Celanese Acetate LLC

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Narrows, Giles, Virginia · Celanese Acetate LLC

Legacy capacity
3
MW

Celanese Acetate LLC is a oil plant in Narrows, Giles, Virginia, retired 2003-12-01. 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 date2003-12-01
EIA plant ID#52089

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.2 mi
Operator address3520 Virginia Avenue, Narrows, VA, 24124
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.

Site conditions & market — Giles 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

Total employment (laborshed)5,265
Construction employment1,481
Land value$3,670/acre
Datacenter tax incentivesales_tax_exemption

Power economics & interconnection

Commercial power rate7.67¢/kWh
Industrial power rate5.33¢/kWh
Load growth (FERC-714)3.2%

Water & cooling

Water stressLow
Public water supply1.1 MGD
Industrial water use66.0 MGD
Cooling degree days1,300
Mean annual temp55°F

Hazard, flood & connectivity

FEMA risk index30.0 · Relatively Moderate
Fiber providers2 · 23% served

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 Celanese Acetate LLC — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.

SiteFormer useLegacy MWDistanceCleanup status
Glen Lyncoal plant3385.7 mi—
Radford Army Ammunition Plantnatural gas plant616.6 mi—

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 Celanese Acetate LLC, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Celanese Acetate LLC
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
OZ MercerGreenfieldWVMercer——3.0 yrs60.3
OZ MercerGreenfieldWVMercer——3.0 yrs58.1
EC Near Radford Army Ammunition PlantGreenfieldVAMontgomery——3.1 yrs57.3
TAP154211Substation-AdjacentVAGiles County138 kV100 MW3.8 yrs56.9
EAST RIVER MOUNTAINSubstation-AdjacentWVMercer County138 kV100 MW3.8 yrs56.8
EC Coal Mercer CountyGreenfieldWVMercer County——3.0 yrs56.8
SOUTH PRINCETONSubstation-AdjacentWVMercer County138 kV100 MW3.8 yrs56.8
CHERRY CREEKSubstation-AdjacentWVRaleigh County138 kV100 MW3.8 yrs56.8

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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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