Widows Creek
BrownfieldStevenson, Jackson, Alabama · Tennessee Valley Authority
Widows Creek is a coal plant in Stevenson, Jackson, Alabama, retired 2015-09-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 1,969 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
Grid hookup & remediation
Site conditions & market — Jackson County
County-level intelligence for this site's location — the power economics, water, hazard, connectivity, and workforce a developer screens before ever visiting. Assembled from FEMA NRI, BLS QCEW, FCC BDC, USGS water-use, and EIA.
Market & workforce
Power economics & interconnection
Water & cooling
Hazard, flood & connectivity
County-level context — address-level utility offerings and flood zoning vary within the county. Confirm site-specific service with the utility and a Phase I ESA.
Nearby brownfield & retired-generation sites
A proximity screen of other retired-plant, contaminated, and EPA-flagged sites near Widows Creek — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.
| Site | Former use | Legacy MW | Distance | Cleanup status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin (TN) | natural gas plant | 510 | 34.5 mi | — |
Derived from GridCensus's retired-generator & EPA brownfield dataset. Not a substitute for an ASTM E1527 Phase I environmental radius report.
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Nearby datacenter candidate sites
Scored candidate sites near Widows Creek, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | State | County | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RACCOON MOUNTAIN | Substation-Adjacent | TN | Hamilton County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 1.0 yrs | 74.8 |
| WIDOWS CREEK 500KV | Substation-Adjacent | AL | Dade County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 1.0 yrs | 74.7 |
| BELLEFONTE | Substation-Adjacent | AL | Jackson County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 1.0 yrs | 71.1 |
| TAP152961 | Substation-Adjacent | AL | Jackson County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 1.0 yrs | 70.8 |
| TAP153404 | Substation-Adjacent | AL | Jackson County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 1.0 yrs | 70.4 |
| UNKNOWN109680 | Substation-Adjacent | GA | Dade County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 1.0 yrs | 68.1 |
| KENSINGTON | Substation-Adjacent | GA | Dade County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 1.0 yrs | 67.3 |
| Franklin (TN) | Brownfield | TN | Franklin County | — | 510 MW | 3.7 yrs | 66.5 |
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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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