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Yellowhammer Gas Plant

Brownfield

Coden, MOBILE, Alabama · W&T Offshore Inc

Legacy capacity
3
MW

Yellowhammer Gas Plant is a natural gas plant in Coden, MOBILE, Alabama, retired 2021-01-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 3 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 capacity3 MW
Retirement date2021-01-01
EIA plant ID#54730

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.2 mi
Operator address13700 Dauphin Island Parkway, Coden, AL, 36523
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.

Site conditions & market — Mobile 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

Total employment (laborshed)147,490
IT / tech employment165
Construction employment11,546
Land value$4,768/acre
Datacenter tax incentivesales_tax_exemption

Power economics & interconnection

Commercial power rate14.38¢/kWh
Industrial power rate8.18¢/kWh
Load growth (FERC-714)1.1%

Water & cooling

Water stressLow
Public water supply66.1 MGD
Industrial water use10.1 MGD
Cooling degree days2,100
Mean annual temp63°F

Hazard, flood & connectivity

FEMA risk index45.0 · Relatively High
Fiber providers11 · 68% served

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.

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Nearby datacenter candidate sites

Scored candidate sites near Yellowhammer Gas Plant, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Yellowhammer Gas Plant
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
BIG CREEKSubstation-AdjacentALMobile County500 kV1,000 MW1.0 yrs68.3
CHICKASAWSubstation-AdjacentALMobile County230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs64.4
THEODORESubstation-AdjacentALMobile County230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs64.4
NORTH MOBILESubstation-AdjacentALMobile County230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs64.1
SILVERHILLSubstation-AdjacentALBaldwin County230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs63.0
OZ MobileGreenfieldALMobile——3.7 yrs61.9
EC Near Yellowhammer Gas PlantGreenfieldALMOBILE——3.7 yrs61.0
OZ MobileGreenfieldALMobile——3.7 yrs60.8

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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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