Sweatt

Brownfield

Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi · Mississippi Power Co

Legacy capacity
95
MW

Sweatt is a natural gas plant in Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, retired 2016-07-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 95 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 capacity95 MW
Retirement date2016-07-01
EIA plant ID#2048

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation1.1 mi
OperatorMississippi Power Co
Operator address5118 Valley Road, Meridian, MS, 39307
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.

Nearby datacenter candidate sites

Scored candidate sites near Sweatt, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Sweatt
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
GREENE COUNTY STATIONSubstation-AdjacentMSLauderdale County230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs70.3
UNKNOWN156972Substation-AdjacentMSLauderdale County230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs69.8
SWEATTSubstation-AdjacentMSClarke County230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs69.5
SWEATTSubstation-AdjacentMSLauderdale County230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs69.0
RATCLIFFESubstation-AdjacentMSKemper County230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs67.3
UNKNOWN109640Substation-AdjacentMSLauderdale County230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs66.9
UNKNOWN156971Substation-AdjacentMSLauderdale County230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs66.9
UNKNOWN158073Substation-AdjacentMSLauderdale County230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs66.3

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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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