Shawnee
BrownfieldWest Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky · Tennessee Valley Authority
Shawnee is a coal plant in West Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, retired 2014-06-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 175 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
Nearby datacenter candidate sites
Scored candidate sites near Shawnee, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | State | County | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHAWNEE | Substation-Adjacent | IL | Massac County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 4.6 yrs | 81.3 |
| CUMBERLAND 500KV | Substation-Adjacent | KY | Marshall County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 4.6 yrs | 76.5 |
| JOPPA 345 | Substation-Adjacent | IL | Massac County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 4.6 yrs | 75.6 |
| JOPPA | Substation-Adjacent | IL | Johnson County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 4.6 yrs | 70.7 |
| UNKNOWN121869 | Substation-Adjacent | IL | Massac County | 161 kV | 100 MW | 4.6 yrs | 70.4 |
| UNKNOWN155637 | Substation-Adjacent | KY | McCracken County | 161 kV | 100 MW | 4.6 yrs | 70.2 |
| UNKNOWN122861 | Substation-Adjacent | KY | McCracken County | 161 kV | 100 MW | 4.6 yrs | 69.7 |
| UNKNOWN122852 | Substation-Adjacent | KY | McCracken County | 161 kV | 100 MW | 4.6 yrs | 69.5 |
Nearby internet exchanges
- Quad State Internet PAH1 ColocationPaducah, KY · 9 networks
- Quad State Internet METRO1 ColocationMetropolis, IL · 1 networks
See all datacenter sites in Kentucky →
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.
Go deeper than the public screen
This page shows a public slice of the GridCensus dataset for Shawnee, West Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky. Pro and Enterprise plans unlock the full 164,098-site catalog, raw sub-scores, parcel ownership, interconnection-queue detail, saved searches, and programmatic API access.