W R Clayton Plant

Brownfield

Walton, Georgia · Municipal Electric Authority

Legacy capacity
513
MW

W R Clayton Plant is a natural gas plant in Walton, Georgia. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 513 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 usenatural gas plant
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity513 MW
EIA plant ID#7968

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.2 mi
OperatorMunicipal Electric Authority
Operator addressGA, 30655
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a natural gas 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.

Nearby datacenter candidate sites

Scored candidate sites near W R Clayton Plant, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near W R Clayton Plant
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
MPC GENERATINGSubstation-AdjacentGAWalton County230 kV300 MW5.8 yrs75.7
UNKNOWN116163Substation-AdjacentGADeKalb County230 kV300 MW5.8 yrs75.6
W R Clayton PlantBrownfieldGAWalton513 MW75.6
UNKNOWN116162Substation-AdjacentGAGwinnett County230 kV300 MW5.8 yrs73.8
UNKNOWN116131Substation-AdjacentGANewton County230 kV300 MW5.8 yrs73.7
UNKNOWN115868Substation-AdjacentGANewton County230 kV300 MW5.8 yrs73.5
UNKNOWN116032Substation-AdjacentGAHenry County230 kV300 MW5.8 yrs73.1
UNKNOWN116130Substation-AdjacentGARockdale County230 kV300 MW5.8 yrs72.9

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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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