Google Jackson County (Widows Creek)
Bridgeport, Jackson County County, AL
Source: Primary source
Google Jackson County (Widows Creek) is an operating data center in Jackson County County, AL, operated by Google LLC.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 18, 2026
Overview
source: linkOn retired TVA Widows Creek coal plant; $1.5B 2026-27 expansion.
Operator chain
- Files asGoogle LLC
- This facilityGoogle Jackson County (Widows Creek)
Grid & water — why here
source: HIFLD · EPAThe closest existing grid infrastructure and the municipal water system this location sits in — the same constraints the buildout model screens on (it won't site a campus more than ~2 km from a substation or ~5 km from municipal water). Distances are straight-line to public HIFLD/EPA features, not a metered connection.
In the news
source: Google News- Google plans $1.5 billion Jackson County data center expansionAlabama Political Reporter· Jun 16, 2026
- Data center gets $1.5B boostAxios· Jun 16, 2026
- Google announces $1.5 billion data center expansion in Jackson County (Video)Spot On Alabama· Jun 16, 2026
- Google announces $1.5 billion data center expansion in Jackson CountyYahoo· Jun 16, 2026
- Google invests $1.5B to expand Jackson County data centerAlabama Daily News· Jun 16, 2026
- Google Announces $1.5 Billion Expansion of Jackson County Data Center CampusSValleyNow.com· Jun 16, 2026
Data-center discussions in Jackson County County
source: LocalView (CC0)Local-government meetings in this county that discussed data centers, each cued to the moment. From the public LocalView corpus of government meetings on YouTube — a county-level signal, not necessarily about this specific site.
Tax breaks & subsidies
source: Good Jobs First / GASB 77No per-deal tax break is linked to this site yet. No state discloses the recipient of a data-center abatement at the facility level, so per-site deals are rare in the public record. If you have a development agreement or board resolution for this site, send it to us.
Water use
No public record of this facility's water use. We check state withdrawal reporting for self-supplied sites; municipally supplied sites only become visible through a public-records request to the local water utility — a per-facility request tool is coming. If you have a utility document for this site, send it to us.
EPA permits & violations
source: EPA ECHONo reported violations as of last sync.
Nearest school
source: HIFLD / NCESThe nearest public school, Bridgeport Middle School in Bridgeport, is 0.3 mi from this site (122 students). 2 public schools sit within a mile of the site.
Schools are sensitive receptors for the noise, backup-generator exhaust, and traffic a large data center brings. Straight-line distance to the nearest public school (HIFLD/NCES, US public schools only).
Hearings timeline
No public-hearing records linked to this site yet. We surface planning-commission and board-of-supervisors dates when a record names a facility. If you know of a hearing on this site, tell us.