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J Woodruff

Brownfield

Chattahoochee, Gadsden, Florida · USCE-Mobile District

Legacy capacity
30
MW

J Woodruff is a former hydro site in Chattahoochee, Gadsden, Florida, retired 2003-02-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 30 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 useformer hydro site
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity30 MW
Retirement date2003-02-01
EIA plant ID#690

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.2 mi
Operator address1 Dam Access RD, Chattahoochee, FL, 32324
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a former hydro site 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 — Gadsden 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)13,923
Construction employment1,549
Land value$4,409/acre
Datacenter tax incentivesales_tax_exemption

Power economics & interconnection

Commercial power rate13.48¢/kWh
Industrial power rate7.90¢/kWh
Load growth (FERC-714)1.8%

Water & cooling

Water stressLow-Medium
Public water supply4.1 MGD
Industrial water use0.1 MGD
Cooling degree days3,500
Mean annual temp72°F

Hazard, flood & connectivity

FEMA risk index55.0 · Very High
Fiber providers11 · 36% 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.

Nearby brownfield & retired-generation sites

A proximity screen of other retired-plant, contaminated, and EPA-flagged sites near J Woodruff — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.

SiteFormer useLegacy MWDistanceCleanup status
Scholzcoal plant983.0 mi—
C H Corn Hydroelectric Facilityformer hydro site1225.6 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 J Woodruff, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near J Woodruff
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN108999Substation-AdjacentALHouston County230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs65.7
UNKNOWN107666Substation-AdjacentGADecatur County230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs65.2
UNKNOWN111603Substation-AdjacentGADecatur County230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs64.7
SINAISubstation-AdjacentFLGadsden County230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs61.3
EC Near Arvah B HopkinsGreenfieldFLLeon——3.6 yrs61.3
UNKNOWN108998Substation-AdjacentALHouston County115 kV100 MW1.0 yrs61.1
UNKNOWN111609Substation-AdjacentGASeminole County115 kV100 MW1.0 yrs60.5
UNKNOWN108201Substation-AdjacentFLSeminole County115 kV100 MW1.0 yrs60.3

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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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