Transalta Centralia Generation

Brownfield

Centralia, Lewis, Washington · TransAlta Centralia Gen LLC

Legacy capacity
1,052
MW

Transalta Centralia Generation is a coal plant in Centralia, Lewis, Washington, retired 2020-12-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 1,052 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 usecoal plant
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity1,052 MW
Retirement date2020-12-01
EIA plant ID#3845

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.1 mi
OperatorTransAlta Centralia Gen LLC
Operator address913 Big Hanaford Rd., Centralia, WA, 98531
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a coal 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 Transalta Centralia Generation, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Transalta Centralia Generation
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
TRANSALTA CENTRALIA GENERATIONSubstation-AdjacentWAThurston County500 kV1,000 MW1.7 yrs76.1
PAULSubstation-AdjacentWAThurston County500 kV1,000 MW1.7 yrs73.6
OLYMPIASubstation-AdjacentWAThurston County500 kV1,000 MW1.7 yrs71.9
YELM PPSubstation-AdjacentWAThurston County230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs69.5
CHEHALISSubstation-AdjacentWAThurston County230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs69.1
MAY STREETSubstation-AdjacentWAThurston County230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs68.4
Transalta Centralia GenerationBrownfieldWAThurston1,052 MW68.2
MOSSYROCKSubstation-AdjacentWALewis County240 kV300 MW1.7 yrs67.7

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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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