Brownfield & Retired Power Plant Sites in Alabama
21 catalogued brownfield and retired-generation sites in Alabama, listed by former capacity. Each carries an existing utility-scale grid interconnection that a new datacenter load may be able to re-use.
| Site | Former use | Capacity | Retired | County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Widows Creek | coal | 1,969 MW | 2015-09-01 | Jackson |
| Gorgas | coal | 1,417 MW | 2019-04-01 | Walker |
| Colbert | coal | 1,350 MW | 2016-04-01 | Colbert |
| E B Harris Electric Generating Plant | gas | 1,230 MW | — | Autauga |
| H Allen Franklin Combined Cycle | gas | 688 MW | — | Lee |
| Lowman Energy Center | coal | 538 MW | 2020-10-01 | Washington |
| APC2 | gas | 300 MW | — | — |
| Barry | coal | 272 MW | 2015-08-01 | Mobile |
| APC1 | gas | 270 MW | — | — |
| APC3 | gas | 200 MW | — | — |
| Gadsden | gas | 138 MW | 2023-01-01 | Etowah |
| U S Alliance Coosa Pines | coal | 38 MW | 2019-01-01 | Talladega |
| Georgia-Pacific Consr Prods LP-Naheola | biomass | 31 MW | 2019-06-01 | Choctaw |
| WestRock Demopolis Mill | biomass | 29 MW | 2012-05-01 | Marengo |
| Sloss Industries Corp | gas | 25 MW | 2021-11-01 | Jefferson |
| Georgia-Pacific Brewton Mill | biomass | 13 MW | 2017-03-01 | Escambia |
| USARMY/NASA Redstone Arsenal | superfund | 10 MW | — | — |
| Anniston Army Depot | superfund | 7 MW | — | — |
| Goat Rock | hydro | 6 MW | 2001-09-01 | Lee |
| Crestwood Dothan | gas | 5 MW | 2003-01-01 | Houston |
| Yellowhammer Gas Plant | gas | 3 MW | 2021-01-01 | MOBILE |
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Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.
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