Clearway cancels plan to replace solar farm with data center and gas plant

The renewable energy developer reversed course on a federal land swap proposal days after reporting revealed it sought to replace a permitted solar project with fossil fuel infrastructure.

First covered Aug 3, 2026 · 12:03 PM PT · 1 article

Clearway cancels plan to replace solar farm with data center and gas plant — Image via heatmap.news

Coverage

5h Heatmap News Scoop: Clearway Cancels Plan to Swap Solar Farm for Data Center and Gas Plant — Clearway says it is backing off its plans to build a data center and gas power plant on federal land, days after Heatmap revealed the energy developer’s…

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Discussion

Bluesky: @kbrigham.bsky.social Katie Brigham · 5h ago · 18 ♥ big @jael.bsky.social scoop: developer clearway isn't going forward with its data center and gas plant proposal (that had already been swapped out for an existing solar proposal) heatmap.news/sparks/clear...

Appeared in: 2026-08-03 (#9) · 2026-08-04 (#9)

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