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Rex Brown

Brownfield

Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi · Entergy Mississippi LLC

Legacy capacity
349
MW

Rex Brown is a natural gas plant in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, retired 2019-06-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 349 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 capacity349 MW
Retirement date2019-06-01
EIA plant ID#2053

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.1 mi
OperatorEntergy Mississippi LLC
Operator address1960 W Northside Drive, Jackson, MS, 39213
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 — Hinds 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)77,457
Construction employment3,049
Land value$3,474/acre
Datacenter tax incentivesales_tax_exemption

Power economics & interconnection

Commercial power rate12.56¢/kWh
Industrial power rate7.85¢/kWh
Load growth (FERC-714)0.9%

Water & cooling

Water stressLow
Public water supply50.5 MGD
Industrial water use2.6 MGD
Cooling degree days2,400
Mean annual temp64°F

Hazard, flood & connectivity

FEMA risk index45.0 · Relatively High
Fiber providers5 · 55% 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 Rex Brown, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Rex Brown
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
LAKEOVERSubstation-AdjacentMSHinds County500 kV1,000 MW2.8 yrs66.6
RAY BRASWELLSubstation-AdjacentMSHinds County500 kV1,000 MW2.8 yrs65.7
REX BROWN 230KVSubstation-AdjacentMSHinds County230 kV300 MW2.8 yrs64.4
UNKNOWN109667Substation-AdjacentMSMadison County230 kV300 MW2.8 yrs63.3
YANDELL ROADSubstation-AdjacentMSMadison County230 kV300 MW2.8 yrs62.5
BOZEMAN ROADSubstation-AdjacentMSMadison County230 kV300 MW2.8 yrs62.3
UNKNOWN109669Substation-AdjacentMSMadison County230 kV300 MW2.8 yrs62.3
UNKNOWN109674Substation-AdjacentMSRankin County230 kV300 MW2.8 yrs62.0

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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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