MMSD Jones Island Wastewater

Brownfield

Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin · Milwaukee Metro Sewerage Dist

Legacy capacity
18
MW

MMSD Jones Island Wastewater is a natural gas plant in Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, retired 2013-07-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 18 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 capacity18 MW
Retirement date2013-07-01
EIA plant ID#54851

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation2.2 mi
OperatorMilwaukee Metro Sewerage Dist
Operator address700 E Jones Street, Milwaukee, WI, 53207
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 MMSD Jones Island Wastewater, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near MMSD Jones Island Wastewater
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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