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Batesville Generation Facility

Brownfield

Batesville, Panola, Mississippi · Cooperative Energy

Legacy capacity
292
MW

Batesville Generation Facility is a natural gas plant in Batesville, Panola, Mississippi. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 292 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 capacity292 MW
EIA plant ID#55063

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.2 mi
Operator address200 Industrial Drive, Batesville, MS, 38606
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.

Site conditions & market — Panola 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)8,073
Construction employment411
Land value$3,142/acre
Datacenter tax incentivesales_tax_exemption

Power economics & interconnection

Commercial power rate11.60¢/kWh
Industrial power rate7.22¢/kWh
Load growth (FERC-714)0.9%

Water & cooling

Water stressLow
Public water supply3.4 MGD
Industrial water use0.0 MGD
Cooling degree days2,400
Mean annual temp64°F

Hazard, flood & connectivity

FEMA risk index45.0 · Relatively High
Fiber providers3 · 77% 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.

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Nearby datacenter candidate sites

Scored candidate sites near Batesville Generation Facility, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Batesville Generation Facility
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN110928Substation-AdjacentMSPanola County230 kV300 MW2.8 yrs61.5
UNKNOWN110761Substation-AdjacentMSPanola County230 kV300 MW2.8 yrs58.6
EC Near Batesville Generation FacilityGreenfieldMSPanola——1.4 yrs58.4
NORTH OAKLANDSubstation-AdjacentMSYalobusha County230 kV300 MW2.8 yrs58.3
TILLATOBASubstation-AdjacentMSYalobusha County230 kV300 MW2.8 yrs58.3
EC Near Batesville Generation FacilityGreenfieldMSPanola——1.4 yrs58.2
EC Near Batesville Generation FacilityGreenfieldMSPanola——1.4 yrs57.8
EC Near Batesville Generation FacilityGreenfieldMSPanola——1.4 yrs57.3

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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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