Knoxville Utilities Board Community Solar

Brownfield

Knoxville, Tennessee

Legacy capacity
1
MW

Knoxville Utilities Board Community Solar is a former manufacturing site in Knoxville, Tennessee. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 1 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 useformer manufacturing site
Site typeepa_brownfield
Existing capacity1 MW

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation3.7 mi
Cleanup statuscleanup_complete
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a former manufacturing site 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 Knoxville Utilities Board Community Solar, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Knoxville Utilities Board Community Solar
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
VOLUNTEERSubstation-AdjacentTNKnox County500 kV1,000 MW3.7 yrs77.4
BULL RUNSubstation-AdjacentTNAnderson County500 kV1,000 MW3.7 yrs75.7
Greenfield (VOLUNTEER - WATTS BAR POWER ST)GreenfieldTNUnion County500 kV1,000 MW3.7 yrs75.1
TAP152048Substation-AdjacentTNKnox County161 kV100 MW3.7 yrs74.1
TAP155213Substation-AdjacentTNKnox County161 kV100 MW3.7 yrs73.8
HEISKELLSubstation-AdjacentTNKnox County161 kV100 MW3.7 yrs73.8
TAP152053Substation-AdjacentTNKnox County161 kV100 MW3.7 yrs73.5
TAP152058Substation-AdjacentTNKnox County161 kV100 MW3.7 yrs73.5

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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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