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 substation4.0 mi
OperatorU.S. Army - Radford
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.

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
AXTONSubstation-AdjacentVACarroll County765 kV1,000 MW3.1 yrs72.5
MATT FUNKSubstation-AdjacentVASalem city345 kV600 MW3.0 yrs71.4
JACKSONS FERRYSubstation-AdjacentVAMontgomery County765 kV1,000 MW3.0 yrs71.1
Greenfield (CLOVERDALE 765KV - JACKSONS FE)GreenfieldVAFloyd County765 kV1,000 MW3.0 yrs69.8
JACKSONS FERRYSubstation-AdjacentVACarroll County765 kV1,000 MW3.1 yrs68.4
Greenfield (AXTON - JACKSONS FERRY)GreenfieldVAFloyd County765 kV1,000 MW3.1 yrs67.8
Greenfield (AXTON - JACKSONS FERRY)GreenfieldVAFloyd County765 kV1,000 MW3.1 yrs67.5
Greenfield (JACKSONS FERRY - BROADFORD (76)GreenfieldVAWythe County765 kV1,000 MW3.1 yrs67.2

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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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