Kimberly Mill

Brownfield

Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin · City of Kaukauna

Legacy capacity
35
MW

Kimberly Mill is a natural gas plant in Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, retired 2009-01-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 35 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 capacity35 MW
Retirement date2009-01-01
EIA plant ID#54885

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation1.5 mi
OperatorCity of Kaukauna
Operator address433 North Main Street, Appleton, WI, 54136
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.

Nearby datacenter candidate sites

Scored candidate sites near Kimberly Mill, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Kimberly Mill
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
WERNER WESTSubstation-AdjacentWIOutagamie County345 kV600 MW1.4 yrs76.5
FOX RIVER STATIONSubstation-AdjacentWIBrown County345 kV600 MW1.4 yrs75.3
BAYPORT SW STASubstation-AdjacentWIBrown County138 kV100 MW1.4 yrs75.0
FOREST JUNCTIONSubstation-AdjacentWICalumet County345 kV600 MW1.4 yrs74.7
NORTH APPLETONSubstation-AdjacentWIOutagamie County345 kV600 MW1.4 yrs74.4
RED MAPLESubstation-AdjacentWIBrown County138 kV100 MW1.4 yrs73.2
ROCKLAND (WPS)Substation-AdjacentWIBrown County138 kV100 MW1.4 yrs72.9
GLORY RDSubstation-AdjacentWIBrown County138 kV100 MW1.4 yrs72.4

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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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