Steam plant
BrownfieldTacoma, Pierce, Washington · City of Tacoma - (WA)
Steam plant is a former biomass site in Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, retired 2005-12-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 50 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 — Pierce 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 Steam plant — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.
| Site | Former use | Legacy MW | Distance | Cleanup status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White River (WA) | former hydro site | 70 | 11.6 mi | — |
| University of Washington Power Plant | natural gas plant | 5 | 26.4 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 Steam plant, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | State | County | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAPLE VALLEY | Substation-Adjacent | WA | King County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 6.9 yrs | 69.7 |
| COVINGTON | Substation-Adjacent | WA | King County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 6.9 yrs | 69.4 |
| OZ King | Greenfield | WA | King | — | — | 1.7 yrs | 67.0 |
| OBRIEN | Substation-Adjacent | WA | King County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 6.9 yrs | 66.5 |
| OZ King | Greenfield | WA | King | — | — | 1.7 yrs | 66.5 |
| CRESTON NELSON | Substation-Adjacent | WA | Kitsap County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 6.9 yrs | 65.3 |
| DUWAMISH | Substation-Adjacent | WA | Kitsap County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 6.9 yrs | 65.3 |
| MASSACHUSETTS STREET | Substation-Adjacent | WA | Kitsap County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 6.9 yrs | 65.3 |
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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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