First Google Data Center to Locate on Repurposed Coal Generation Site
Google Data Center at TVA's Widows Creek. The Tennessee Valley Authority has announced today Google has chosen TVA’s Widows Creek to be the site of it's newest and 14th Google Data Center. Widows Creek is a soon-to-be retired coal plant site in North Alabama. Joining Present at the announcement were Robert Bentley, Governor of Alabama, local and state officials, Gary Demasi, Google Director of Data Center Energy and Location Strategy,TVA’s President and CEO Bill Johnson and TVA Chairman Joe Ritch.
“This is a big day for TVA,” Bill Johnson said. “The partnership between the Alabama Department of Commerce, Jackson County Economic Development Authority, and TVA helped secure an innovative, global technology company to the Valley.”
