McIntosh
BrownfieldRincon, Effingham, Georgia · Georgia Power Co
McIntosh is a coal plant in Rincon, Effingham, Georgia, retired 2019-07-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 178 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
Site conditions & market — Effingham 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
Power economics & interconnection
Water & cooling
Hazard, flood & connectivity
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.
Nearby brownfield & retired-generation sites
A proximity screen of other retired-plant, contaminated, and EPA-flagged sites near McIntosh — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.
| Site | Former use | Legacy MW | Distance | Cleanup status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kraft | coal plant | 352 | 14.4 mi | — |
| Riverside (GA) | natural gas plant | 106 | 19.3 mi | — |
| International Paper Savanna Mill | coal plant | 53 | 17.9 mi | — |
| Boulevard | natural gas plant | 47 | 21.8 mi | — |
| Hardeeville | oil plant | 16 | 6.8 mi | — |
| Deptford Landfill | former landfill site | 1 | 22.7 mi | cleanup_complete |
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 McIntosh, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | State | County | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLANDFORD | Substation-Adjacent | GA | Effingham County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 1.0 yrs | 69.1 |
| WEST MCINTOSH | Substation-Adjacent | GA | Effingham County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 1.0 yrs | 69.1 |
| UNKNOWN120913 | Substation-Adjacent | SC | Colleton County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 1.0 yrs | 66.9 |
| YEMASSEE | Substation-Adjacent | SC | Colleton County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 1.0 yrs | 66.8 |
| KRAFT | Substation-Adjacent | GA | Chatham County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 1.0 yrs | 65.9 |
| UNKNOWN167524 | Substation-Adjacent | SC | Jasper County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 1.0 yrs | 65.7 |
| UNKNOWN121080 | Substation-Adjacent | SC | Jasper County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 1.0 yrs | 65.6 |
| TAP170160 | Substation-Adjacent | SC | Jasper County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 1.0 yrs | 65.6 |
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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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