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Lake Area Landfill Gas Recovery

Brownfield

Sarona, Washburn, Wisconsin · Dairyland Power Coop

Legacy capacity
3
MW

Lake Area Landfill Gas Recovery is a natural gas plant in Sarona, Washburn, Wisconsin. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 3 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 capacity3 MW
EIA plant ID#56366

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation8.5 mi
Operator addressW5987 County Rd D, Sarona, WI, 54870
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.

Site conditions & market — Washburn 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)4,369
Construction employment213
Land value$3,842/acre
Datacenter tax incentivesales_tax_exemption

Power economics & interconnection

Commercial power rate11.76¢/kWh
Industrial power rate10.32¢/kWh
Load growth (FERC-714)0.6%

Water & cooling

Water stressLow
Public water supply0.6 MGD
Industrial water use0.0 MGD
Cooling degree days600
Mean annual temp44°F

Hazard, flood & connectivity

FEMA risk index22.0 · Relatively Low
Fiber providers4 · 18% 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 Lake Area Landfill Gas Recovery, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Lake Area Landfill Gas Recovery
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
OZ BarronGreenfieldWIBarron——1.4 yrs60.8
STONE LAKESubstation-AdjacentWIWashburn County345 kV600 MW2.8 yrs60.6
EC Near BarronGreenfieldWIBarron——1.4 yrs58.1
EC Near BarronGreenfieldWIBarron——1.4 yrs57.7
EC Near BarronGreenfieldWIBarron——1.4 yrs56.6
TAP173398Substation-AdjacentWIWashburn County161 kV100 MW2.8 yrs56.1
UNKNOWN139714Substation-AdjacentWIWashburn County161 kV100 MW2.8 yrs56.1
TAP163053Substation-AdjacentWIWashburn County161 kV100 MW2.8 yrs56.1

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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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