H Allen Franklin Combined Cycle

Brownfield

Smiths, Lee, Alabama · Southern Power Co

Legacy capacity
688
MW

H Allen Franklin Combined Cycle is a natural gas plant in Smiths, Lee, Alabama. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 688 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 capacity688 MW
EIA plant ID#7710

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.3 mi
OperatorSouthern Power Co
Operator address6109 Lee Road 249, Smiths, AL, 36877
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.

Nearby datacenter candidate sites

Scored candidate sites near H Allen Franklin Combined Cycle, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near H Allen Franklin Combined Cycle
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
NORTH TIFTONSubstation-AdjacentGAMuscogee County500 kV1,000 MW3.7 yrs80.5
H Allen Franklin Combined CycleBrownfieldGAHarris—688 MW—76.5
WALTON DISCOVER POWER FACILITYSubstation-AdjacentGAMuscogee County230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs75.6
UNKNOWN113436Substation-AdjacentGAMuscogee County230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs74.7
UNKNOWN109353Substation-AdjacentALLee County230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs74.5
UNKNOWN109844Substation-AdjacentALLee County230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs73.9
UNKNOWN109349Substation-AdjacentALLee County230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs72.4
UNKNOWN113545Substation-AdjacentGAHarris County230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs72.2

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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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