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Data center campus · Federal land at East Tennessee Technology Park and west of Oak Ridge National Laboratory (Bethel Valley Road at Highway 95); the reservation spans Roane and Anderson counties, Roane County, Tennessee

Oak Ridge Reservation AI data center sites (U.S. Department of Energy)

Site zoned or marketed as of Sept. 5, 2026

Two federal tracts totaling about 245 acres that DOE offered for privately funded AI data centers in 2025, then set aside in 2026 when it turned down the proposals for now. Also known as: East Tennessee Technology Park site, Bethel Valley Road site.

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PowerNot statedNot reported in the records found
Site245acres

Who is behind it

ProjectOak Ridge Reservation AI data center sites (U.S. Department of Energy)Also: East Tennessee Technology Park site, Bethel Valley Road site
Developer and teamU.S. Department of Energy (landowner offering the sites)
End userNot found in the recordsNot yet named in any record or credited report we have found.

The record, newest first

  1. Hellbender Press reported DOE was declining the Oak Ridge proposals for now. It gave the sites as 95 acres near the lab and 150 acres at the technology park, 83 of them within the Manhattan Project park. (Hellbender Press, Sept. 5, 2026)

  2. DOE requested proposals for two sites, with an industry day on Oct. 15 and a Dec. 1, 2025 deadline. (U.S. Department of Energy, Sept. 30, 2025)

  3. Roane County relayed DOE's selection of the reservation as one of four federal sites for AI data centers and energy projects. (Roane County, July 24, 2025)

Conflicts and open questions

  • County follows the Roane County notice. The reservation spans Roane and Anderson counties, and the county of each site was not checked.
  • Hellbender's page shows an Aug. 26 header date and says it was updated Sept. 5 and modified Sept. 8, 2026.
  • Coordinates are approximate, from the reported location.

The full record

Status note
DOE offered the land and took proposals, then declined the Oak Ridge proposals for now to focus on Portsmouth and Paducah. A DOE spokesman says no decision has been made on whether future Oak Ridge missions include large data centers.
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.