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Axiall Natrium Plant

Brownfield

New Martinsville, Marshall, West Virginia · Westlake Chemical Natrium Plant

Legacy capacity
8
MW

Axiall Natrium Plant is a natural gas plant in New Martinsville, Marshall, West Virginia, retired 2018-09-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 8 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 capacity8 MW
Retirement date2018-09-01
EIA plant ID#50491

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.5 mi
Operator addressPO Box 191, New Martinsville, WV, 26155
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.

Site conditions & market — Marshall 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)8,841
Construction employment642
Land value$3,668/acre

Power economics & interconnection

Commercial power rate12.10¢/kWh
Industrial power rate7.26¢/kWh
Load growth (FERC-714)0.2%

Water & cooling

Water stressLow
Public water supply4.7 MGD
Industrial water use118.8 MGD
Cooling degree days800
Mean annual temp52°F

Hazard, flood & connectivity

FEMA risk index22.0 · Relatively Low
Fiber providers2 · 26% 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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Candidate sites near Axiall Natrium Plant
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN140084Substation-AdjacentWVMarshall County765 kV1,000 MW3.8 yrs64.9
KAMMER (765KV)Substation-AdjacentWVMarshall County765 kV1,000 MW3.8 yrs64.8
EC Coal Harrison CountyGreenfieldWVHarrison County——3.0 yrs62.9
EC Coal Ohio CountyGreenfieldWVOhio County——3.0 yrs60.3
OZ OhioGreenfieldWVOhio——3.0 yrs60.1
WEST BELLAIRE (345KV)Substation-AdjacentOHBelmont County345 kV600 MW3.8 yrs59.6
EC Coal Ohio CountyGreenfieldWVOhio County——3.0 yrs59.0
OZ TylerGreenfieldWVTyler——3.0 yrs58.8

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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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