Blount Street

Brownfield

Madison, Dane, Wisconsin · Madison Gas & Electric Co

Legacy capacity
88
MW

Blount Street is a coal plant in Madison, Dane, Wisconsin, retired 2011-12-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 88 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 capacity88 MW
Retirement date2011-12-01
EIA plant ID#3992

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation1.6 mi
OperatorMadison Gas & Electric Co
Operator address717 E. Main Street, Madison, WI, 53703
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 Blount Street, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Blount Street
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
CARDINALSubstation-AdjacentWIDane County345 kV600 MW1.4 yrs76.8
NORTH MADISON 345/138KVSubstation-AdjacentWIDane County345 kV600 MW1.4 yrs74.4
CHRISTIANASubstation-AdjacentWIJefferson County345 kV600 MW1.4 yrs73.7
COLUMBIASubstation-AdjacentWIColumbia County345 kV600 MW1.4 yrs72.9
KITTYHAWKSubstation-AdjacentWIRock County345 kV600 MW1.4 yrs72.9
RISER162998Substation-AdjacentWIDane County138 kV100 MW1.4 yrs72.8
YAHARA RIVERSubstation-AdjacentWIDane County138 kV100 MW1.4 yrs72.0
AMERICANSubstation-AdjacentWIDane County138 kV100 MW1.4 yrs71.6

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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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