# Haywood County, Tennessee: Power, Data Centers and the Local Economy Home to Brownsville Haywood County hosts some of the generating capacity Tennessee runs on. Construction employs 728, up 1273.6% since 2019, and construction is 2.2 times as concentrated here as in the U.S. economy. Employers here counted 6,337 jobs in 2025, up 29.9% from 2019 (the 3rd fastest growth of 95 Tennessee counties). Haywood County is home to Brownsville. 66 MW of new generation is planned here across 1 unit, led by SR Durhamville, LLC (solar), the 5th largest pipeline among Tennessee's counties. Its power plants have 2,095 MW of capacity, 100% of it natural gas, the 4th largest fleet in Tennessee. +29.9% total jobs since 2019, now 6,337 66 MW of new generation planned here, solar leading 2,095 MW of operating power plants, mostly natural gas ## Cities and towns in Haywood County Haywood County is home to Brownsville. Brownsville9,301 residents Stanton418 residents Unincorporated communities (governed by the county): Dancyville. Residents are 2025 Census estimates for the part of each city, town or township inside this county. Census publishes no annual estimate for unincorporated communities. ## What changed in Haywood County | Measure | Then | Now | Change | Rank in Tennessee | |---|---|---|---|---| | Population (2020 → 2025) | 17,827 | 17,042 | ▼ 4.4% | 75th of 95 by size | | Total jobs (2019 → 2025) | 4,879 | 6,337 | ▲ 29.9% | 3rd of 95 by growth | | Average annual pay (2019 → 2025) | $41,163 | $68,066 | ▲ 65.4% | — | | Construction jobs (2019 → 2025) | 53 | 728 | ▲ 1273.6% | 1st of 55 by growth | | Unemployment rate (2019 → August 2026) | 4.4% | 3.5% | ▼ 0.9pts | — | | Generating capacity added since 2019 | — | 3 MW | | — | | Generating capacity retired since 2019 | — | 0 MW | | — | | Planned generation (Aug 2026) | — | 66 MW | 3% of today's fleet | 5th of 12 by size | 3 MW of that came online in 2019 or later, mostly solar. Unemployment was 3.5% in August 2026, against 4.4% in 2019. Electrical contractors employ 62, at an average $120,315 a year. Southwest Tennessee E M C is the largest utility serving Haywood County, one of 5 with territory here. Its residential customers paid an average 12.90¢/kWh in 2024, above the 12.22¢ median for Tennessee utilities. 17,042 people live here, down 4.4% since 2020. ## Who powers Haywood County ### Utilities with service territory in Haywood County | Utility | Ownership | Service | Residential customers (systemwide) | Residential price, 2024 | Commercial share of sales | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | Southwest Tennessee E M C | Cooperative | Bundled | 43,750 | 12.90¢ | 26% | | Gibson Electric Members Corp | Cooperative | Bundled | 29,331 | 13.00¢ | 26% | | Chickasaw Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | Bundled | 19,576 | 11.00¢ | 34% | | Forked Deer Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | Bundled | 8,345 | 14.33¢ | 16% | | City of Brownsville | Municipal | Bundled | 4,067 | 11.43¢ | 31% | Customer counts, prices and sales shares cover each utility's whole system in the state, not only this county. Commercial sales include data centers. ### Operating power plants | Technology | Capacity | Share | |---|---|---| | Natural gas | 2,085 MW | 100% | | Solar | 10 MW | 0% | | Largest plants | Owner | Technology | MW | Since | |---|---|---|---|---| | Lagoon Creek | Tennessee Valley Authority | Natural gas | 1,625 MW | 2001 | | Brownsville Peaking Power | Tennessee Valley Authority | Natural gas | 460 MW | 1999 | | West Tennessee Solar Farm | UT West Tennessee Solar Farm | Solar | 4 MW | 2012 | | Haywood Solar | Haywood Solar, SMLLC | Solar | 3 MW | 2017 | | SR Brownsville | SR Brownsville, LLC | Solar | 3 MW | 2025 | ### Planned generation | Plant | Technology | MW | Status | Year | Owner | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | SR Durhamville | Solar Photovoltaic | 66 MW | Approvals received | 2027 | SR Durhamville, LLC | ## The Haywood County labor market | Industry (2025) | Jobs | Average pay | Concentration vs U.S. | |---|---|---|---| | All industries | 6,337 | $68,066 | 1.00 | | Construction | 728 | $86,560 | 2.17 | | Electrical contractors | 62 | $120,315 | 1.36 | Concentration is the BLS location quotient: 1.0 means the industry holds the same share of local jobs as it does nationally. Industry rows count private employers; cells BLS suppresses are left out. ## Data centers and local rules in Haywood County No data center, local measure or delayed project is on record in Haywood County. Tennessee has 38 local measures on record statewide. ## Haywood County and its neighbors Of the 6 counties that border Haywood County, Madison County carries the most build-out activity: data centers, planned generation and operating plants combined. [[[[[[ | County | Population | Jobs since 2019 | Operating MW | Planned MW | Data centers | Local measures | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Haywood County | 17,042 | ▲ 29.9% | 2,095 MW | 66 MW | — | — | | Crockett County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/tennessee/crockett-county) | 14,006 | ▲ 2.7% | — | — | — | — | | Fayette County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/tennessee/fayette-county) | 45,071 | ▲ 5.4% | 180 MW | — | — | — | | Hardeman County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/tennessee/hardeman-county) | 25,274 | ▼ 7.2% | 18 MW | 55 MW | — | — | | Lauderdale County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/tennessee/lauderdale-county) | 24,617 | ▼ 6.6% | 2 MW | — | — | — | | Madison County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/tennessee/madison-county) | 100,790 | ▲ 2.7% | 87 MW | 42 MW | — | — | | Tipton County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/tennessee/tipton-county) | 62,287 | ▲ 5.2% | — | — | — | — | ## More of Tennessee [All Tennessee countiesThe state power page and county mapOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/tennessee)[Madison County100,790 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/tennessee/madison-county)[Tipton County62,287 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/tennessee/tipton-county)[Fayette County45,071 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/tennessee/fayette-county)[Hardeman County25,274 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/tennessee/hardeman-county)[Lauderdale County24,617 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/tennessee/lauderdale-county) ## Haywood County, answered from the record ### Who provides electricity in Haywood County, Tennessee? 5 utilities have service territory in Haywood County in the EIA-861 2024 report: Southwest Tennessee E M C, Gibson Electric Members Corp, Chickasaw Electric Coop, Inc, Forked Deer Electric Coop, Inc. The largest, Southwest Tennessee E M C, charged residential customers 12.90¢/kWh on average in 2024. ### What power plants are in Haywood County? 5 operating plants with 2,095 MW of capacity. The largest is Lagoon Creek (1,625 MW, natural gas). ### How much new power is planned in Haywood County? 66 MW across 1 units in the August 2026 EIA-860M inventory, 0 MW of it under construction or built. The largest owner is SR Durhamville, LLC. ### Are there data centers in Haywood County? The SAVRN Data Center Map has no data center in Haywood County. ### Is Haywood County adding jobs? Employers counted 6,337 jobs in 2025 against 4,879 in 2019 (+29.9%, BLS QCEW). Construction went from 53 to 728. ### Does Haywood County have a data center moratorium? No county-level measure is on record for Haywood County. Tennessee has 38 local measures statewide, listed on the state page. --- Canonical: https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/tennessee/haywood-county Updated: 2026-10-08. 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