Milwaukee County

Brownfield

Wauwatosa, Milwaukee, Wisconsin · Wisconsin Electric Power Co

Legacy capacity
11
MW

Milwaukee County is a coal plant in Wauwatosa, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, retired 2016-04-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 11 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 capacity11 MW
Retirement date2016-04-01
EIA plant ID#7549

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation1.1 mi
OperatorWisconsin Electric Power Co
Operator address9250 Watertown Plank Road, Wauwatosa, WI, 53226
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 Milwaukee County, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Milwaukee County
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
RACINESubstation-AdjacentWIRacine County345 kV600 MW1.4 yrs75.7
OAK CREEK STATIONSubstation-AdjacentWIMilwaukee County345 kV600 MW1.4 yrs75.0
ZIONSubstation-AdjacentWIMilwaukee County345 kV600 MW1.4 yrs74.4
BLUEMOUNDSubstation-AdjacentWIMilwaukee County230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs73.6
O CONNORSubstation-AdjacentWIMilwaukee County138 kV100 MW1.4 yrs72.1
96TH STSubstation-AdjacentWIMilwaukee County138 kV100 MW1.4 yrs71.1
BUTLERSubstation-AdjacentWIWaukesha County138 kV100 MW1.4 yrs71.0
NORWICHSubstation-AdjacentWIMilwaukee County138 kV100 MW1.4 yrs70.9

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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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