Johnsonville

Brownfield

New Johnsonville, Humphreys, Tennessee · Tennessee Valley Authority

Legacy capacity
1,485
MW

Johnsonville is a coal plant in New Johnsonville, Humphreys, Tennessee, retired 2017-12-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 1,485 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 usecoal plant
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity1,485 MW
Retirement date2017-12-01
EIA plant ID#3406

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.3 mi
OperatorTennessee Valley Authority
Operator addressHwy 70 PO Box 259, New Johnsonville, TN, 37134
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a coal 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 Johnsonville, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Johnsonville
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
JOHNSONVILLESubstation-AdjacentTNBenton County500 kV1,000 MW3.7 yrs73.0
Greenfield (JOHNSONVILLE - CUMBERLAND 500K)GreenfieldTNHouston County500 kV1,000 MW3.7 yrs71.8
UNKNOWN120769Substation-AdjacentTNHouston County161 kV100 MW3.7 yrs71.0
Greenfield (DAVIDSON - JOHNSONVILLE)GreenfieldTNHumphreys County500 kV1,000 MW3.7 yrs70.6
Greenfield (JOHNSONVILLE - GLEASON)GreenfieldTNBenton County500 kV1,000 MW3.7 yrs69.9
Greenfield (DAVIDSON - JOHNSONVILLE)GreenfieldTNHumphreys County500 kV1,000 MW3.7 yrs69.3
UNKNOWN159910Substation-AdjacentTNBenton County161 kV100 MW3.7 yrs69.0
Greenfield (JOHNSONVILLE - CUMBERLAND 500K)GreenfieldTNHouston County500 kV1,000 MW3.7 yrs68.8

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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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