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Sinclair Oil Refinery

Brownfield

Sinclair, Carbon, Wyoming · HF Sinclair Parco Refining LLC

Legacy capacity
5
MW

Sinclair Oil Refinery is a natural gas plant in Sinclair, Carbon, Wyoming, retired 2022-04-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 5 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 capacity5 MW
Retirement date2022-04-01
EIA plant ID#54374

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.7 mi
Operator address100 E Lincoln, Sinclair, WY, 82334
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 — Carbon 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)4,651
Construction employment446
Land value$971/acre
Datacenter tax incentiveno_income_tax

Power economics & interconnection

Commercial power rate11.57¢/kWh
Industrial power rate7.86¢/kWh
Load growth (FERC-714)0.3%

Water & cooling

Water stressMedium-High
Public water supply2.9 MGD
Industrial water use0.8 MGD
Cooling degree days300
Mean annual temp41°F

Hazard, flood & connectivity

FEMA risk index10.0 · Very Low
Fiber providers3 · 17% 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 Sinclair Oil Refinery, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Sinclair Oil Refinery
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
Sinclair Oil RefineryBrownfieldWYCarbon County—5 MW1.7 yrs62.9
EC Near Sinclair Oil RefineryGreenfieldWYCarbon——1.7 yrs59.3
UNKNOWN201482Substation-AdjacentWYCarbon County230 kV300 MW6.9 yrs58.5
EC Near Sinclair Oil RefineryGreenfieldWYCarbon——1.7 yrs58.3
EC Near Sinclair Oil RefineryGreenfieldWYCarbon——1.7 yrs58.2
SEMINOESubstation-AdjacentWYCarbon County230 kV300 MW6.9 yrs58.1
EC Near Sinclair Oil RefineryGreenfieldWYCarbon——1.7 yrs58.0
UNKNOWN201479Substation-AdjacentWYCarbon County230 kV300 MW6.9 yrs58.0

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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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