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YKK USA Chestney

Brownfield

Macon, Bibb, Georgia · YKK USA Inc

Legacy capacity
5
MW

YKK USA Chestney is a oil plant in Macon, Bibb, Georgia, retired 2010-03-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 5 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 useoil plant
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity5 MW
Retirement date2010-03-01
EIA plant ID#54566

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.5 mi
OperatorYKK USA Inc
Operator address4234 Ocmulgee East Blvd., Macon, GA, 31217
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a oil 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.

Site conditions & market — Bibb 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

Total employment (laborshed)70,466
Construction employment2,352
Land value$8,544/acre
Datacenter tax incentivesales_tax_exemption

Power economics & interconnection

Commercial power rate12.56¢/kWh
Industrial power rate7.92¢/kWh
Load growth (FERC-714)1.8%

Water & cooling

Water stressLow-Medium
Public water supply24.1 MGD
Industrial water use19.9 MGD
Cooling degree days2,200
Mean annual temp64°F

Hazard, flood & connectivity

FEMA risk index40.0 · Relatively High
Fiber providers10 · 45% served

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 YKK USA Chestney — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.

SiteFormer useLegacy MWDistanceCleanup status
Harllee Branchcoal plant1,74630.5 mi—
Scherercoal plant89123.2 mi—
Rumble Road Energy Centernatural gas plant66021.0 mi—
Arkwrightnatural gas plant21412.2 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 YKK USA Chestney, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near YKK USA Chestney
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN115783Substation-AdjacentGAMonroe County500 kV1,000 MW1.0 yrs72.0
BONAIRESubstation-AdjacentGAHouston County500 kV1,000 MW1.0 yrs68.3
UNKNOWN113527Substation-AdjacentGAPutnam County230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs67.5
UNKNOWN113537Substation-AdjacentGATwiggs County230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs65.4
UNKNOWN113535Substation-AdjacentGABaldwin County230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs64.9
UNKNOWN112280Substation-AdjacentGAWilkinson County230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs64.5
UNKNOWN114837Substation-AdjacentGABibb County230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs64.1
UNKNOWN112175Substation-AdjacentGAHouston County230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs63.8

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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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