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Data center campus · Former TVA Widows Creek plant site, Bridgeport (near Stevenson), Jackson County, Alabama

Google Jackson County data center campus

Operating as of June 15, 2026

Google built its northeast Alabama data center on TVA land at the retired Widows Creek coal plant, reusing the site's transmission lines. The campus has run since 2019, and Google announced a $1.5 billion expansion in June 2026. Also known as: Widows Creek.

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PowerNot statedNot reported in the records found
Site360acres

Who is behind it

ProjectGoogle Jackson County data center campusAlso: Widows Creek
Developer and teamGoogle
End userGoogle

The record, newest first

  1. Google announced a $1.5 billion expansion for 2026-2027 plus a $2 million Energy Impact Fund with TVA and a local community action agency, and said it would pay for all its power and related infrastructure. (Google (The Keyword blog), June 15, 2026; WAFF 48, June 15, 2026; 256 Today, June 15, 2026)

  2. The campus began operations. (Google (The Keyword blog), June 15, 2026; Alabama Political Reporter, June 16, 2026)

  3. Google held a groundbreaking for the Bridgeport campus on 360 acres beside the decommissioned plant. (Trade and Industry Development, April 13, 2018)

  4. State announced Google would build a $600 million data center on about 350 acres of TVA land at the Widows Creek plant, the first project under the state's 2012 data center incentives. (Alabama Department of Commerce (Made in Alabama), June 24, 2015; Andalusia Star-News, June 24, 2015)

Conflicts and open questions

  • Acreage given as 350 (2015) and 360 (2018) in state releases.
  • Reporting in 2026 says Google first announced the facility in 2018; the 2015 state release shows the announcement was in 2015 and the 2018 event was the groundbreaking.
  • Coordinates approximate, Widows Creek plant site on the Tennessee River.

The full record

Status note
Operating since 2019; a $1.5 billion expansion was announced for 2026-2027.
Power note
No campus load stated in sources opened.
Evidence
Primary public records
Size class
50 MW or more (tracker scope)
Map position approximate, from the reported address or area. Updated Oct. 17, 2026.