Brownfield Datacenter Sites in Missouri
At a glance
Previously developed land with real or perceived environmental contamination. Brownfields trade remediation overhead for existing utility hookups, infill locations near fiber, and redevelopment incentives.
Top brownfield sites in Missouri
| Site | Type | County | Former use | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Bottoms Solar Project | Brownfield | St. Louis | power_plant | 345 kV | 2 MW | 4.3 yrs | 69.4 |
| Busy Bee's Laundry | Brownfield | Phelps | brownfield | — | 1 MW | 3.9 yrs | 63.5 |
| Oronogo-Duenweg Mining Belt Superfund Solar Site | Brownfield | Jasper | superfund | — | 2 MW | 3.9 yrs | 61.1 |
| MU Combined Heat and Power Plant | Brownfield | Boone County | gas | — | 6 MW | 4.3 yrs | 59.4 |
| Butler Municipal Power Plant | Brownfield | Bates County | oil | — | 1 MW | 4.3 yrs | 58.4 |
| Gallatin #2 | Brownfield | Daviess County | oil | — | 4 MW | 4.3 yrs | 57.0 |
| Jackson (MO) | Brownfield | Cape Girardeau County | oil | — | 2 MW | 4.3 yrs | 56.8 |
| Sub 2 Generating Station | Brownfield | Macon County | oil | — | 4 MW | 4.3 yrs | 54.5 |
| Carrollton | Brownfield | Carroll County | gas | — | 1 MW | 4.3 yrs | 54.1 |
| Jefferson Street Substation | Brownfield | St. Francois County | oil | — | 6 MW | 4.3 yrs | 53.4 |
| Walton Street Substation | Brownfield | St. Francois County | oil | — | 4 MW | 4.3 yrs | 53.2 |
| Elm Street Substation Generators | Brownfield | St. Francois County | oil | — | 2 MW | 4.3 yrs | 48.8 |
How does Missouri compare with other states for brownfield sites?
With 12 sites, Missouri ranks 23rd of the 49 states that have any brownfield candidate sites. California leads with 103. Nationally, brownfield sites average 57.5/100 DC Readiness, above the 53.0 average across all site types. Across every site type, Missouri averages 55.7, the 12th-highest of 52 states, and its candidate sites face an average interconnection-queue wait of 4.2 years.
Where are the highest-scoring brownfield sites in Missouri?
The top 12 range from 69.4 to 48.8 on the 0–100 DC Readiness Score. They are concentrated in St. Francois County (3). By grid region, 7 are in MISO, 3 are in SPP and 2 are in SERC.
County pages: St. Francois County · St. Louis · Phelps · Jasper
What power, fiber and flood exposure do these brownfield sites have?
Of the top 12 brownfield sites in Missouri, 1 have a recorded nearest-substation voltage, with a median of 345 kV; for 1 that substation is rated 230 kV or higher. Their counties have a median of 5 fixed fiber broadband providers in FCC data. The median distance to the nearest internet exchange facility is 95 km. The median interconnection-queue wait in their markets is 4.3 years. 1 of the 12 with a mapped FEMA flood zone sits in a high-risk (A or V) zone.
Frequently asked questions
How many brownfield datacenter sites are in Missouri?
GridCensus catalogs 12 brownfield datacenter candidate sites in Missouri, 2% of the national total for this type (23rd of 49 states).
What is a brownfield datacenter site?
Previously developed land with real or perceived environmental contamination. Brownfields trade remediation overhead for existing utility hookups, infill locations near fiber, and redevelopment incentives.
What is the best brownfield datacenter site in Missouri?
By DC Readiness Score, American Bottoms Solar Project in St. Louis ranks first at 69.4/100, followed by Busy Bee's Laundry in Phelps at 63.5.
Which Missouri counties have the best brownfield sites?
The top 12 brownfield sites in Missouri are concentrated in St. Francois County (3).
How does Missouri score for datacenters overall?
All 3,413 scored sites in Missouri average 55.7/100 DC Readiness, the 12th-highest of 52 states, against a national average of 53.0.
More on brownfield sites and Missouri
- All datacenter sites in Missouri· 3,413 sites
- Brownfield datacenter sites nationwide· 771 sites
- Industrial sites in Missouri· 1,485 sites
- Substation-Adjacent sites in Missouri· 1,002 sites
- Greenfield sites in Missouri· 495 sites
- Former Mine sites in Missouri· 336 sites
- Federal Excess sites in Missouri· 83 sites
Brownfield sites in other states
- Brownfield sites in California· 103 sites
- Brownfield sites in New Jersey· 52 sites
- Brownfield sites in New York· 48 sites
- Brownfield sites in Massachusetts· 44 sites
- Brownfield sites in Iowa· 38 sites
- Brownfield sites in Illinois· 33 sites
- Brownfield sites in Texas· 30 sites
- Brownfield sites in Ohio· 29 sites
Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.
About this data
Source: GridCensus composite of HIFLD transmission and substation data, EIA, FEMA National Risk Index, FCC broadband data, PeeringDB and ISO interconnection queues, as published November 12, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: GridCensus, “Brownfield datacenter sites in Missouri”, https://gridcensus.com/site-types/brownfield/missouri (data as of November 12, 2026).
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