Park 500 Philip Morris USA
BrownfieldChester, Chesterfield, Virginia · Philip Morris USA - Park 500
Park 500 Philip Morris USA is a coal plant in Chester, Chesterfield, Virginia, retired 2013-09-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 6 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 — Chesterfield 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 Park 500 Philip Morris USA — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.
| Site | Former use | Legacy MW | Distance | Cleanup status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chesterfield | coal plant | 1,353 | 6.4 mi | — |
| Bellmeade Power Station | natural gas plant | 330 | 13.7 mi | — |
| Spruance Operating Services LLC | coal plant | 115 | 11.5 mi | — |
| Stone Brewing Company | former power_plant site | — | 17.0 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 Park 500 Philip Morris USA, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | State | County | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELMONT | Substation-Adjacent | VA | Hanover County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 3.8 yrs | 69.3 |
| CHESTERFIELD | Substation-Adjacent | VA | Henrico County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.8 yrs | 68.8 |
| CHICKAHOMINY | Substation-Adjacent | VA | Henrico County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 3.8 yrs | 68.8 |
| BASIN | Substation-Adjacent | VA | Richmond city | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.8 yrs | 67.7 |
| SPRUANCE NUG | Substation-Adjacent | VA | Richmond city | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.8 yrs | 65.9 |
| ELKO | Substation-Adjacent | VA | Henrico County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.8 yrs | 65.9 |
| WHITE OAK | Substation-Adjacent | VA | Henrico County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.8 yrs | 65.9 |
| LAKESIDE | Substation-Adjacent | VA | Richmond city | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.8 yrs | 65.8 |
Nearby internet exchanges
- QTS Richmond (RIC1)Sandston, VA · 22 networks
- Pixel Factory Data CenterAshland, VA · 11 networks
- EdgeConneX Richmond (EDCRIC01)Richmond, VA · 3 networks
- Flexential - Richmond (RIC01/02)Richmond, VA · 1 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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