Refuse Hideaway Landfill

Brownfield

Middleton, Wisconsin

Legacy capacity
0
MW

Refuse Hideaway Landfill is a former superfund site in Middleton, Wisconsin. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 0 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 useformer superfund site
Site typeepa_brownfield
Existing capacity0 MW
Acreage23 ac

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation2.9 mi
Cleanup statuscleanup_complete
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a former superfund site 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 Refuse Hideaway Landfill, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Refuse Hideaway Landfill
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
CARDINALSubstation-AdjacentWIDane County345 kV600 MW1.4 yrs76.8
NORTH MADISON 345/138KVSubstation-AdjacentWIDane County345 kV600 MW1.4 yrs74.4
COLUMBIASubstation-AdjacentWIColumbia 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
RISER163001Substation-AdjacentWIDane County138 kV100 MW1.4 yrs71.3
Blount StreetBrownfieldWIDane—88 MW—70.3

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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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