Wansley

Brownfield

Roopville, Heard, Georgia · Georgia Power Co

Legacy capacity
1,957
MW

Wansley is a coal plant in Roopville, Heard, Georgia, retired 2022-09-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 1,957 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 usecoal plant
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity1,957 MW
Retirement date2022-09-01
EIA plant ID#6052

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.1 mi
OperatorGeorgia Power Co
Operator addressLiberty Church Road, Roopville, GA, 30170
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a coal 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 Wansley, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Wansley
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
VILLA RICASubstation-AdjacentGADouglas County500 kV1,000 MW5.8 yrs79.9
WANSLEY COMBINED CYCLESubstation-AdjacentGAHeard County500 kV1,000 MW3.7 yrs78.2
UNKNOWN115644Substation-AdjacentGADouglas County230 kV300 MW5.8 yrs77.1
UNKNOWN115702Substation-AdjacentGAHeard County500 kV1,000 MW3.7 yrs76.4
UNKNOWN115650Substation-AdjacentGADouglas County230 kV300 MW5.8 yrs76.1
Greenfield (VILLA RICA - UNION)GreenfieldGADouglas County500 kV1,000 MW5.8 yrs74.1
UNKNOWN115708Substation-AdjacentGACoweta County500 kV1,000 MW3.7 yrs73.6
UNKNOWN115703Substation-AdjacentGAHeard County500 kV1,000 MW3.7 yrs73.1

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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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