Project River Energy Campus
1.5 GW AI data center in Charleston, TN, United States: announced.
- Capacity: 1.5 GW
- Location: Charleston, TN, United States
- Developer: Wright Brothers Construction Company
- Status: announced
Project River Energy Campus is a 1.5 GW AI data center project located in Charleston, TN, United States, currently announced. It is being built by Wright Brothers Construction Company. This project is one of thousands of data-center facilities tracked by Data Center Index across TN, United States, covering operational, under-construction, announced, and permitted sites.
Project description
Wright Brothers plans a 1,000 MW natural gas plant and a 500 MW biomass plant on its 850-acre property in northern Bradley County, bordered by the Hiwassee River. A 360 MW TVA grid tie would cover peaking and backup. CEO Mitchell Simpson said 'it could very well be a data center' but 'we do not have somebody that is definitely the off taker for that power at this time.'
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Frequently asked questions
- What is Project River Energy Campus?
- Project River Energy Campus is a power generation asset feeding AI data center demand in Charleston, Tennessee tracked by Data Center Index. Its status is announced.
- Where is Project River Energy Campus?
- Project River Energy Campus is in Charleston, Tennessee. Every tracked Tennessee campus, with counts and capacity, is at https://datacenterindex.ai/markets/tennessee.
- How big is Project River Energy Campus?
- Data Center Index tracks Project River Energy Campus at 1.5 GW. That capacity is an estimate. We modeled or inferred it, and no source states it. This entry is a power generation asset, not a data center hall.
- Who is building Project River Energy Campus?
- Wright Brothers Construction Company is developing Project River Energy Campus.
Sources
- Project River: Power Plant - Yes; Data Center - Not Yet (clevelandbanner.com · press · 2026-08-28)
- Chattanoogan.com (press · 2026-08-26)
- Family slows proposed Tennessee data center project (yahoo.com · press · 2026-09-18)