FirstEnergy Albright

Brownfield

Albright, Preston, West Virginia · Monongahela Power Co

Legacy capacity
278
MW

FirstEnergy Albright is a coal plant in Albright, Preston, West Virginia, retired 2012-09-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 278 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 capacity278 MW
Retirement date2012-09-01
EIA plant ID#3942

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation2.0 mi
OperatorMonongahela Power Co
Operator address530 Power Plant Road, Albright, WV, 26519
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 FirstEnergy Albright, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near FirstEnergy Albright
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
FORT MARTINSubstation-AdjacentWVMonongalia County500 kV1,000 MW3.0 yrs73.4
UNKNOWN123487Substation-AdjacentWVPreston County500 kV1,000 MW3.0 yrs72.9
RONCOSubstation-AdjacentPAFayette County500 kV1,000 MW3.0 yrs72.9
UNKNOWN123481Substation-AdjacentWVMonongalia County500 kV1,000 MW3.0 yrs72.6
MOUNT STORMSubstation-AdjacentWVGrant County500 kV1,000 MW3.0 yrs71.2
LONGVIEW POWER PLANTSubstation-AdjacentWVMonongalia County500 kV1,000 MW3.0 yrs70.2
Greenfield (FORT MARTIN - PRUNTYTOWN)GreenfieldWVMonongalia County500 kV1,000 MW3.0 yrs69.1
Greenfield (MOUNT STORM - PRUNTYTOWN)GreenfieldWVPreston County500 kV1,000 MW3.0 yrs69.1

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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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