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FirstEnergy Rivesville

Brownfield

Rivesville, Marion, West Virginia · Monongahela Power Co

Legacy capacity
110
MW

FirstEnergy Rivesville is a coal plant in Rivesville, Marion, West Virginia, retired 2012-09-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 110 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 capacity110 MW
Retirement date2012-09-01
EIA plant ID#3945

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.1 mi
Operator addressP.O.Box 190, Rivesville, WV, 26588
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.

Site conditions & market — Marion 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)13,770
IT / tech employment13
Construction employment731
Land value$3,858/acre

Power economics & interconnection

Commercial power rate10.92¢/kWh
Industrial power rate7.71¢/kWh
Load growth (FERC-714)0.2%

Water & cooling

Water stressLow
Public water supply8.2 MGD
Industrial water use0.0 MGD
Cooling degree days800
Mean annual temp52°F

Hazard, flood & connectivity

FEMA risk index22.0 · Relatively Low
Fiber providers5 · 47% 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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Nearby datacenter candidate sites

Scored candidate sites near FirstEnergy Rivesville, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near FirstEnergy Rivesville
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
HARRISONSubstation-AdjacentWVHarrison County500 kV1,000 MW3.8 yrs71.4
PRUNTYTOWNSubstation-AdjacentWVTaylor County500 kV1,000 MW3.8 yrs70.2
FORT MARTINSubstation-AdjacentWVMonongalia County500 kV1,000 MW3.8 yrs67.2
UNKNOWN132844Substation-AdjacentWVMonongalia County500 kV1,000 MW3.8 yrs67.2
EC Coal Harrison CountyGreenfieldWVHarrison County——3.0 yrs65.9
EC Coal Harrison CountyGreenfieldWVHarrison County——3.0 yrs65.8
EC Coal Harrison CountyGreenfieldWVHarrison County——3.0 yrs65.5
HATFIELDSubstation-AdjacentPAGreene County500 kV1,000 MW3.8 yrs65.4

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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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