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Bowen

Brownfield

Cartersville, Bartow, Georgia · Georgia Power Co

Legacy capacity
42
MW

Bowen is a oil plant in Cartersville, Bartow, Georgia, retired 2013-04-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 42 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 useoil plant
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity42 MW
Retirement date2013-04-01
EIA plant ID#703

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.1 mi
Operator address317 Covered Bridge Road, SW, Cartersville, GA, 30120
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a oil 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 — Bartow 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)39,550
Construction employment2,246
Land value$7,089/acre
Datacenter tax incentivesales_tax_exemption

Power economics & interconnection

Commercial power rate11.83¢/kWh
Industrial power rate7.33¢/kWh
Load growth (FERC-714)1.8%

Water & cooling

Water stressLow-Medium
Public water supply52.4 MGD
Industrial water use2.9 MGD
Cooling degree days2,200
Mean annual temp64°F

Hazard, flood & connectivity

FEMA risk index40.0 · Relatively High
Fiber providers8 · 45% 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 Bowen, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Bowen
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
BIG SHANTYSubstation-AdjacentGACobb County500 kV1,000 MW1.0 yrs73.6
VILLA RICASubstation-AdjacentGADouglas County500 kV1,000 MW1.0 yrs72.8
UNKNOWN111349Substation-AdjacentGAFulton County230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs70.4
UNKNOWN115644Substation-AdjacentGADouglas County230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs70.0
UNKNOWN116279Substation-AdjacentGACobb County230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs69.5
UNKNOWN115650Substation-AdjacentGADouglas County230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs69.1
BOWEN SUBSTATIONSubstation-AdjacentGABartow County500 kV1,000 MW1.0 yrs68.8
UNKNOWN110634Substation-AdjacentGAGordon County500 kV1,000 MW1.0 yrs68.8

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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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