Possum Point

Brownfield

Dumfries, Prince William, Virginia · Virginia Electric & Power Co

Legacy capacity
1,373
MW

Possum Point is a oil plant in Dumfries, Prince William, Virginia, retired 2020-12-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 1,373 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 capacity1,373 MW
Retirement date2020-12-01
EIA plant ID#3804

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation1.2 mi
OperatorVirginia Electric & Power Co
Operator address19000 Possum Point Road, Dumfries, VA, 22026
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 Possum Point, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Possum Point
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
MOSBYSubstation-AdjacentVAManassas city500 kV1,000 MW3.1 yrs78.0
MORRISVILLESubstation-AdjacentVAManassas city500 kV1,000 MW3.1 yrs77.6
OXSubstation-AdjacentVAFairfax County500 kV1,000 MW3.1 yrs77.1
JOHNSON DPSubstation-AdjacentVAManassas Park city230 kV300 MW3.1 yrs77.0
WALNEYSubstation-AdjacentVAFairfax city230 kV300 MW3.1 yrs76.8
UNKNOWN156825Substation-AdjacentVAManassas city230 kV300 MW3.1 yrs76.8
UNKNOWN175880Substation-AdjacentVAManassas city230 kV300 MW3.1 yrs76.7
UNKNOWN116835Substation-AdjacentVAManassas Park city230 kV300 MW3.1 yrs76.4

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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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