Bull Run
BrownfieldClinton, Anderson, Tennessee · Tennessee Valley Authority
Bull Run is a coal plant in Clinton, Anderson, Tennessee, retired 2023-09-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 950 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
Site conditions & market — Anderson 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
Power economics & interconnection
Water & cooling
Hazard, flood & connectivity
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.
Nearby brownfield & retired-generation sites
A proximity screen of other retired-plant, contaminated, and EPA-flagged sites near Bull Run — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.
| Site | Former use | Legacy MW | Distance | Cleanup status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Mountain Stage 2 | former mine site | 27 | 9.7 mi | cleanup_complete |
| Buffalo Mountain | former mine site | 2 | 9.7 mi | cleanup_complete |
| Powerhouse Six Array | former superfund site | 1 | 8.6 mi | cleanup_complete |
| Knoxville Utilities Board Community Solar | former manufacturing site | 1 | 12.1 mi | cleanup_complete |
| RSI Brightfields One | former superfund site | 0 | 8.6 mi | cleanup_complete |
| OAK RIDGE RESERVATION (USDOE) | former superfund site | 0 | 8.6 mi | cleanup_complete |
Derived from GridCensus's retired-generator & EPA brownfield dataset. Not a substitute for an ASTM E1527 Phase I environmental radius report.
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Nearby datacenter candidate sites
Scored candidate sites near Bull Run, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | State | County | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VOLUNTEER | Substation-Adjacent | TN | Knox County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 1.0 yrs | 74.5 |
| BULL RUN | Substation-Adjacent | TN | Anderson County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 1.0 yrs | 73.5 |
| UNKNOWN115540 | Substation-Adjacent | TN | Roane County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 1.0 yrs | 72.6 |
| OZ Knox | Greenfield | TN | Knox | — | — | 3.7 yrs | 68.8 |
| OZ Knox | Greenfield | TN | Knox | — | — | 3.7 yrs | 68.5 |
| OAK RIDGE RESERVATION (USDOE) | Brownfield | TN | Anderson | 161 kV | 0 MW | 1.0 yrs | 67.6 |
| TAP155233 | Substation-Adjacent | TN | Knox County | 161 kV | 100 MW | 1.0 yrs | 67.2 |
| KNOX | Substation-Adjacent | TN | Knox County | 161 kV | 100 MW | 1.0 yrs | 67.1 |
Nearby internet exchanges
- Peace Communications KNX1Knoxville, TN · 5 networks
- LCUB Data CenterLenoir City · 0 networks
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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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