FirstEnergy Willow Island
BrownfieldWillow Island, Pleasants, West Virginia · Monongahela Power Co
FirstEnergy Willow Island is a coal plant in Willow Island, Pleasants, West Virginia, retired 2012-09-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 213 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
Grid hookup & remediation
Nearby datacenter candidate sites
Scored candidate sites near FirstEnergy Willow Island, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | State | County | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EC Coal Monroe County | Greenfield | OH | Monroe County | — | — | 3.2 yrs | 61.3 |
| BELMONT | Substation-Adjacent | WV | Pleasants County | 765 kV | 1,000 MW | 3.8 yrs | 60.7 |
| OZ Noble | Greenfield | OH | Noble | — | — | 3.2 yrs | 60.6 |
| EC Coal Washington County | Greenfield | OH | Washington County | — | — | 3.2 yrs | 60.0 |
| MUSKINGUM RIVER | Substation-Adjacent | OH | Morgan County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.8 yrs | 60.0 |
| UNKNOWN113903 | Substation-Adjacent | OH | Morgan County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.8 yrs | 60.0 |
| EC Coal Washington County | Greenfield | OH | Washington County | — | — | 3.2 yrs | 59.8 |
| EC Coal Wood County | Greenfield | WV | Wood County | — | — | 3.0 yrs | 59.7 |
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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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