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Diesel Generator Farm

Brownfield

Wenatchee, Chelan, Washington · PUD No 1 of Chelan County

Legacy capacity
48
MW

Diesel Generator Farm is a oil plant in Wenatchee, Chelan, Washington, retired 2001-08-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 48 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 capacity48 MW
Retirement date2001-08-01
EIA plant ID#8021

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.3 mi
Operator addressNA, Wenatchee, WA, 98801
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 — Chelan 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)38,337
IT / tech employment31
Construction employment2,704
Land value$18,894/acre
Datacenter tax incentivesales_tax_exemption

Power economics & interconnection

Commercial power rate5.80¢/kWh
Industrial power rate4.76¢/kWh
Load growth (FERC-714)1.1%

Water & cooling

Water stressLow-Medium
Public water supply11.3 MGD
Industrial water use10.4 MGD
Cooling degree days300
Mean annual temp48°F

Hazard, flood & connectivity

FEMA risk index28.0 · Relatively Moderate
Fiber providers6 · 86% 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.

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Nearby datacenter candidate sites

Scored candidate sites near Diesel Generator Farm, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Diesel Generator Farm
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
COLUMBIASubstation-AdjacentWAGrant County500 kV1,000 MW6.9 yrs70.3
SICKLERSubstation-AdjacentWAChelan County500 kV1,000 MW6.9 yrs68.5
ROCKY REACHSubstation-AdjacentWAChelan County345 kV600 MW6.9 yrs66.1
TAP206034Substation-AdjacentWAGrant County230 kV300 MW6.9 yrs65.8
SCHULTZSubstation-AdjacentWAKittitas County500 kV1,000 MW6.9 yrs65.0
EC Near Diesel Generator FarmGreenfieldWAChelan——1.7 yrs64.8
UNKNOWN201272Substation-AdjacentWAKittitas County230 kV300 MW6.9 yrs64.3
EC Near Diesel Generator FarmGreenfieldWAChelan——1.7 yrs64.1

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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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