Sloss Industries Corp

Brownfield

Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama · Bluestone Coke LLC

Legacy capacity
25
MW

Sloss Industries Corp is a natural gas plant in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, retired 2021-11-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 25 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 capacity25 MW
Retirement date2021-11-01
EIA plant ID#50359

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.3 mi
OperatorBluestone Coke LLC
Operator address3500 35th Avenue North, Birmingham, AL, 35207
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 Sloss Industries Corp, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Sloss Industries Corp
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN109244Substation-AdjacentALJefferson County500 kV1,000 MW1.4 yrs77.1
UNKNOWN109244Substation-AdjacentALJefferson County500 kV1,000 MW3.7 yrs76.0
TAP142723Substation-AdjacentALJefferson County230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs75.8
UNKNOWN110220Substation-AdjacentALJefferson County230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs75.2
UNKNOWN109245Substation-AdjacentALJefferson County230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs74.8
UNKNOWN109268Substation-AdjacentALShelby County230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs74.3
WACHOVIASubstation-AdjacentALJefferson County230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs74.2
BOYLESSubstation-AdjacentALJefferson County230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs74.0

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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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