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.
| 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 |
| GPC4 | gas | 570 MW | — | — |
| GPC6 | 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 |
| MEAG1 | gas | 171 MW | — | — |
| MEAG2 | gas | 171 MW | — | — |
| MEAG3 | 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 | — | — |
| Hickory Ridge Landfill | landfill | 1 MW | — | — |
| Jekyll Island Landfill | landfill | 1 MW | — | — |
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Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.
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