Hickory Ridge Landfill
BrownfieldAtlanta, Georgia
Hickory Ridge Landfill is a former landfill site in Atlanta, Georgia. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 1 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
Grid hookup & remediation
Nearby brownfield & retired-generation sites
A proximity screen of other retired-plant, contaminated, and EPA-flagged sites near Hickory Ridge Landfill — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.
| Site | Former use | Legacy MW | Distance | Cleanup status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack McDonough | coal plant | 598 | 5.2 mi | — |
| Atkinson | natural gas plant | 282 | 5.0 mi | — |
| Buford | former hydro site | 86 | 33.9 mi | — |
| Emory Hillandale Hospital | oil plant | 2 | 16.2 mi | — |
| Roberts Road Power Plant | natural gas plant | 1 | 19.0 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 Hickory Ridge Landfill, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | State | County | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NORCROSS | Substation-Adjacent | GA | Gwinnett County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 1.0 yrs | 74.8 |
| BIG SHANTY | Substation-Adjacent | GA | Cobb County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 1.0 yrs | 73.6 |
| UNION | Substation-Adjacent | GA | Clayton County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 1.0 yrs | 73.2 |
| O'HARA | Substation-Adjacent | GA | Clayton County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 1.0 yrs | 73.0 |
| BULL SLUICE | Substation-Adjacent | GA | Cobb County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 1.0 yrs | 72.6 |
| UNKNOWN111549 | Substation-Adjacent | GA | Fulton County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 1.0 yrs | 72.4 |
| KLONDIKE | Substation-Adjacent | GA | Rockdale County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 1.0 yrs | 70.6 |
| UNKNOWN111356 | Substation-Adjacent | GA | Fulton County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 1.0 yrs | 70.5 |
Nearby internet exchanges
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- CoreSite - Atlanta (AT1)Atlanta, GA · 70 networks
- Equinix AT1 - AtlantaAtlanta, GA · 58 networks
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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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