Jesup Plant

Brownfield

Jesup, Wayne, Georgia · Rayonier Advanced Materials

Legacy capacity
13
MW

Jesup Plant is a former biomass site in Jesup, Wayne, Georgia, retired 2017-03-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 13 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 biomass site
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity13 MW
Retirement date2017-03-01
EIA plant ID#10560

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation2.4 mi
OperatorRayonier Advanced Materials
Operator address4470 Savannah Highway, Jesup, GA, 31545
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a former biomass 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.

Nearby datacenter candidate sites

Scored candidate sites near Jesup Plant, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Jesup Plant
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
THALMANNSubstation-AdjacentGAGlynn County500 kV1,000 MW3.7 yrs76.4
OFFERMANSubstation-AdjacentGAPierce County230 kV300 MW5.8 yrs69.5
UNKNOWN116863Substation-AdjacentGAWayne County500 kV1,000 MW5.8 yrs69.2
UNKNOWN111835Substation-AdjacentGAMcIntosh County115 kV100 MW5.8 yrs69.0
Greenfield (UNKNOWN116863 - THALMANN)GreenfieldGAAppling County500 kV1,000 MW5.8 yrs69.0
Greenfield (BLANDFORD - THALMANN)GreenfieldGAMcIntosh County500 kV1,000 MW3.7 yrs68.4
Greenfield (UNKNOWN116863 - THALMANN)GreenfieldGAWayne County500 kV1,000 MW5.8 yrs68.4
UNKNOWN111817Substation-AdjacentGAGlynn County230 kV300 MW5.8 yrs68.3

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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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