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Radford Army Ammunition Plant

Brownfield

Radford, Montgomery, Virginia · U.S. Army - Radford

Legacy capacity
6
MW

Radford Army Ammunition Plant is a natural gas plant in Radford, Montgomery, Virginia, retired 2012-01-01. 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

Former usenatural gas plant
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity6 MW
Retirement date2012-01-01
EIA plant ID#52072

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.0 mi
Operator addressRoute 114, Radford, VA, 24141
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a natural gas 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 — Montgomery 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)29,242
IT / tech employment18
Construction employment1,157
Land value$5,743/acre
Datacenter tax incentivesales_tax_exemption

Power economics & interconnection

Commercial power rate8.09¢/kWh
Industrial power rate5.75¢/kWh
Load growth (FERC-714)3.2%

Water & cooling

Water stressLow
Public water supply6.9 MGD
Industrial water use18.5 MGD
Cooling degree days1,300
Mean annual temp55°F

Hazard, flood & connectivity

FEMA risk index30.0 · Relatively Moderate
Fiber providers5 · 17% 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 Radford Army Ammunition Plant — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.

SiteFormer useLegacy MWDistanceCleanup status
Glen Lyncoal plant33822.0 mi—
Celanese Acetate LLCoil plant316.6 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 Radford Army Ammunition Plant, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Radford Army Ammunition Plant
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
MATT FUNKSubstation-AdjacentVARoanoke County345 kV600 MW3.8 yrs63.1
JACKSONS FERRYSubstation-AdjacentVACarroll County765 kV1,000 MW3.8 yrs63.1
EC Near Radford Army Ammunition PlantGreenfieldVAMontgomery——3.1 yrs58.4
TAP154211Substation-AdjacentVAGiles County138 kV100 MW3.8 yrs57.6
EC Near Radford Army Ammunition PlantGreenfieldVAMontgomery——3.1 yrs56.9
EC Near Radford Army Ammunition PlantGreenfieldVAMontgomery——3.1 yrs56.5
UNKNOWN117062Substation-AdjacentVAGalax city138 kV100 MW3.8 yrs56.5
OZ PulaskiGreenfieldVAPulaski——3.1 yrs56.5

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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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