Brownfield & Retired Power Plant Sites in Georgia
37 catalogued brownfield and retired-generation sites in Georgia, listed by former capacity. Each carries an existing utility-scale grid interconnection that a new datacenter load may be able to re-use.
At a glance
What kinds of former sites are in Georgia?
By former use, the list includes 15 natural gas, 10 coal, 4 oil, 4 biomass, 3 landfill, 1 hydroelectric. Recorded retirement dates run from January 1995 to January 2023, with 12 retirements in 2015 or later. 28 of 29 sites with a measured distance sit within 2 miles of a transmission substation.
How does Georgia compare with other states?
Georgia ranks 18th of 50 states and DC by number of brownfield and retired-generation sites, out of 2,085 nationally. By recorded capacity (13,245 MW) it ranks 6th, against 289,280 MW across all states. The state also has 2,478 scored datacenter candidate sites, 7 of them classed as brownfield sites, averaging 57.1 on the 0–100 DC Readiness scale.
Where in Georgia are these sites?
- Chatham County · 4
- Floyd County · 2
- Monroe County · 2
- Cobb County · 2
- Bibb County · 2
- Heard County · 1
- Putnam County · 1
- Coweta County · 1
- Walton County · 1
- Dougherty County · 1
- Effingham County · 1
- Glynn County · 1
- Mitchell County · 1
- Forsyth County · 1
- Bartow County · 1
- Wayne County · 1
- RABUN County · 1
- Lowndes County · 1
- DeKalb County · 1
- Fayette County · 1
All brownfield and retired plant sites in Georgia
| Site | Former use | Capacity | Retired | County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wansley | coal | 1,957 MW | 2022-09-01 | Heard |
| Harllee Branch | coal | 1,746 MW | 2015-04-01 | Putnam |
| Hammond | coal | 953 MW | 2019-07-01 | Floyd |
| GPC5 | gas | 930 MW | — | — |
| Scherer | coal | 891 MW | 2022-01-01 | Monroe |
| Yates | coal | 680 MW | 2015-04-01 | Coweta |
| Rumble Road Energy Center | gas | 660 MW | — | Monroe |
| GPC3 | gas | 660 MW | — | — |
| Jack McDonough | coal | 598 MW | 2012-02-01 | Cobb |
| GPC6 | gas | 570 MW | — | — |
| GPC4 | gas | 570 MW | — | — |
| W R Clayton Plant | gas | 513 MW | — | Walton |
| Kraft | coal | 352 MW | 2016-08-01 | Chatham |
| Mitchell (GA) | coal | 344 MW | 2016-08-01 | Dougherty |
| Atkinson | gas | 282 MW | 2003-12-01 | Cobb |
| Arkwright | gas | 214 MW | 2002-12-01 | Bibb |
| McIntosh | coal | 178 MW | 2019-07-01 | Effingham |
| MEAG3 | gas | 171 MW | — | — |
| MEAG1 | gas | 171 MW | — | — |
| MEAG2 | gas | 171 MW | — | — |
| McManus | oil | 144 MW | 2015-04-01 | Glynn |
| Baconton Power Plant | gas | 121 MW | 2023-01-01 | Mitchell |
| Riverside (GA) | gas | 106 MW | 2005-05-01 | Chatham |
| Buford | hydro | 86 MW | 2005-02-01 | Forsyth |
| International Paper Savanna Mill | coal | 53 MW | 2002-08-01 | Chatham |
| Boulevard | gas | 47 MW | 2022-09-01 | Chatham |
| Bowen | oil | 42 MW | 2013-04-01 | Bartow |
| Jesup Plant | biomass | 13 MW | 2017-03-01 | Wayne |
| Inland Paperboard Packaging Rome | biomass | 8 MW | 2001-03-01 | Floyd |
| YKK USA Chestney | oil | 5 MW | 2010-03-01 | Bibb |
| Multitrade Rabun Gap, LLC | biomass | 4 MW | 2010-01-01 | RABUN |
| Valdosta | biomass | 3 MW | 1995-01-01 | Lowndes |
| Emory Hillandale Hospital | oil | 2 MW | 2003-08-01 | DeKalb |
| Roberts Road Power Plant | gas | 1 MW | 2012-03-01 | Fayette |
| Deptford Landfill | landfill | 1 MW | — | — |
| Jekyll Island Landfill | landfill | 1 MW | — | — |
| Hickory Ridge Landfill | landfill | 1 MW | — | — |
Frequently asked questions
How many retired power plants are in Georgia?
GridCensus lists 34 retired power plant sites in Georgia from EIA-860 retirement records. 25 have a recorded retirement date, 12 of them in 2015 or later.
What is the largest retired power plant or brownfield site in Georgia?
Wansley in Roopville is the largest by recorded capacity, at 1,956.8 MW. It is followed by Harllee Branch (1,746.2 MW) and Hammond (953 MW).
Which power plant in Georgia retired most recently?
Baconton Power Plant has the latest recorded retirement date in the state, January 2023, with 121 MW of capacity.
Which county in Georgia has the most brownfield and retired plant sites?
Chatham County has the most, with 4, followed by Floyd County with 2.
How many EPA brownfield sites in Georgia have completed cleanup?
3 of the 3 EPA-tracked sites listed for Georgia are recorded as cleanup complete.
Looking for a specific record? The directory lists every brownfield site, A to Z.
More on Georgia, and states with similar counts
- Datacenter candidate sites in Georgia· 2,478 sites
- Electric substations in Georgia· 100 named
- Brownfield candidate sites nationwide
- Brownfield sites by state
- Brownfield sites in Missouri· 39 sites
- Brownfield sites in Louisiana· 37 sites
- Brownfield sites in North Carolina· 41 sites
- Brownfield sites in Connecticut· 36 sites
About this data
Source: EIA-860 retired generating units and EPA RE-Powering America's Land contaminated-site records, as published March 6, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: GridCensus, “Brownfield and retired power plant sites in Georgia”, https://gridcensus.com/brownfield-sites/georgia (data as of March 6, 2026).
Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.
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