White River (WA)

Brownfield

Sumner, Pierce, Washington · Puget Sound Energy Inc

Legacy capacity
70
MW

White River (WA) is a former hydro site in Sumner, Pierce, Washington, retired 2004-01-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 70 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 useformer hydro site
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity70 MW
Retirement date2004-01-01
EIA plant ID#3862

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.3 mi
OperatorPuget Sound Energy Inc
Operator address2111 E Valley Hwy, Sumner, WA, 98390
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a former hydro site 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 White River (WA), ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near White River (WA)
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
MAPLE VALLEYSubstation-AdjacentWAKing County500 kV1,000 MW1.7 yrs76.0
TACOMASubstation-AdjacentWAPierce County500 kV1,000 MW1.7 yrs75.6
MASSACHUSETTS STREETSubstation-AdjacentWAKitsap County230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs73.4
BERRYDALESubstation-AdjacentWAKing County230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs73.1
ECHO LAKESubstation-AdjacentWAKing County500 kV1,000 MW1.7 yrs72.8
SOUTHWESTSubstation-AdjacentWAPierce County230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs72.4
TAP206230Substation-AdjacentWAKing County500 kV1,000 MW1.7 yrs72.4
TAP206441Substation-AdjacentWAPierce County230 kV300 MW1.7 yrs72.3

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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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