Brownfield & Retired Power Plant Sites in Tennessee
22 catalogued brownfield and retired-generation sites in Tennessee, listed by former capacity. Each carries an existing utility-scale grid interconnection that a new datacenter load may be able to re-use.
| Site | Former use | Capacity | Retired | County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnsonville | coal | 1,485 MW | 2017-12-01 | Humphreys |
| Allen | coal | 990 MW | 2018-03-01 | Shelby |
| Bull Run | coal | 950 MW | 2023-09-01 | Anderson |
| John Sevier | coal | 800 MW | 2014-06-01 | Hawkins |
| Franklin (TN) | gas | 510 MW | — | Franklin |
| Watts Bar Fossil | coal | 240 MW | 2011-12-01 | Rhea |
| Bowater Newsprint Calhoun Operation | biomass | 63 MW | 2022-05-01 | McMinn |
| Buffalo Mountain Stage 2 | mine | 27 MW | — | — |
| Domtar Kingsport Mill | biomass | 23 MW | 2006-10-01 | Sullivan |
| Vanderbilt University Power Plant | coal | 16 MW | 2016-03-01 | Davidson |
| MTSU Power Co-Gen Plant | oil | 10 MW | 2016-11-01 | Rutherford |
| Volkswagen Chattanooga | rcra | 10 MW | — | — |
| Middle Point Landfill Gas Recovery | gas | 3 MW | 2011-12-01 | Rutherford |
| Somerville Solar Project | landfill | 3 MW | — | — |
| Music City Solar | landfill | 2 MW | — | — |
| Buffalo Mountain | mine | 2 MW | — | — |
| Powerhouse Six Array | superfund | 1 MW | — | — |
| Knoxville Utilities Board Community Solar | manufacturing | 1 MW | — | — |
| RSI Brightfields One | superfund | 0 MW | — | — |
| Binkley Solar Farm | landfill | 0 MW | — | — |
| Bristol Demolition Landfill | landfill | 0 MW | — | — |
| OAK RIDGE RESERVATION (USDOE) | superfund | 0 MW | — | — |
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Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.
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