Datacenter Sites in Alabama
Alabama has 3,796 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 59.4/100 DC Readiness. Substation-Adjacent parcels lead the inventory (1,328 sites). Most sites interconnect through SERC. The state's candidate sites carry a catalogued aggregate of 364.2k MW and average a 3.5 yrs interconnection-queue wait.
3,796
Candidate sites
59.4/100
Avg DC Readiness
364.2k MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
3.5 yrs
Avg queue wait
By site type
- Substation-Adjacent1,328
- Former Mine1,069
- Greenfield905
- Industrial432
- Federal Excess52
- Brownfield10
Average sub-score profile
How Alabama's candidate sites score on each DC Readiness dimension (0–100 average).
Power availability
40.3
Speed-to-power
68.7
Fiber
63.9
Water
90.6
Hazard resilience
51.6
Top 25 datacenter sites in Alabama
Ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | County | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MADISON | Substation-Adjacent | Madison County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 1.0 yrs | 73.0 |
| LIMESTONE | Substation-Adjacent | Limestone County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 1.0 yrs | 71.1 |
| SNOWDOUN | Substation-Adjacent | Montgomery County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 1.0 yrs | 71.0 |
| USARMY/NASA Redstone Arsenal | Brownfield | Madison | — | 10 MW | 1.0 yrs | 71.0 |
| WIDOWS CREEK 500KV | Substation-Adjacent | Dade County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 1.0 yrs | 70.7 |
| AUTAUGAVILLE | Substation-Adjacent | Autauga County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 1.0 yrs | 70.7 |
| MAGELLA | Substation-Adjacent | Jefferson County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 1.0 yrs | 69.6 |
| UNKNOWN109244 | Substation-Adjacent | Jefferson County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 1.0 yrs | 69.4 |
| WEST MONTGOMERY | Substation-Adjacent | Montgomery County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 1.0 yrs | 69.1 |
| ACIPCO EAF NO.3 CU | Substation-Adjacent | Jefferson County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 1.0 yrs | 68.5 |
| TAP142723 | Substation-Adjacent | Jefferson County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 1.0 yrs | 68.4 |
| WACHOVIA | Substation-Adjacent | Jefferson County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 1.0 yrs | 68.2 |
| UNKNOWN110220 | Substation-Adjacent | Jefferson County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 1.0 yrs | 68.1 |
| SOUTH MONTGOMERY | Substation-Adjacent | Montgomery County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 1.0 yrs | 68.0 |
| MONTGOMERY SWITCHING STATION | Substation-Adjacent | Montgomery County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 1.0 yrs | 67.9 |
| UNKNOWN109844 | Substation-Adjacent | Lee County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 1.0 yrs | 67.9 |
| TAP146014 | Substation-Adjacent | Montgomery County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 1.0 yrs | 67.7 |
| MADISON PARK | Substation-Adjacent | Elmore County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 1.0 yrs | 67.7 |
| OZ Madison | Greenfield | Madison | — | — | 3.7 yrs | 67.6 |
| TRINITY | Substation-Adjacent | Limestone County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 1.0 yrs | 67.5 |
| CLAY | Substation-Adjacent | St. Clair County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 1.0 yrs | 67.5 |
| UNKNOWN109716 | Substation-Adjacent | Montgomery County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 1.0 yrs | 67.4 |
| UNKNOWN114304 | Substation-Adjacent | Madison County | 161 kV | 100 MW | 1.0 yrs | 67.4 |
| UNKNOWN109262 | Substation-Adjacent | Shelby County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 1.0 yrs | 67.3 |
| TAP155769 | Substation-Adjacent | Madison County | 161 kV | 100 MW | 1.0 yrs | 67.3 |
Counties in Alabama
67 counties with five or more scored sites.
Jefferson County385 · 61.7Walker County297 · 56.8Tuscaloosa County203 · 58.1Mobile County173 · 58.7Montgomery County110 · 63.4Baldwin County104 · 58.3Shelby County101 · 61.8Jackson County91 · 59.5Colbert County83 · 59.1Escambia County82 · 57.3Blount County81 · 55.8Marion County80 · 56.2Dallas County80 · 56.2Talladega County76 · 58.9Winston County75 · 56.5Autauga70 · 61.9Lee County65 · 66.0Houston County65 · 62.4Washington County63 · 56.4DeKalb County61 · 57.1Elmore County59 · 62.6Monroe County58 · 54.2Fayette County57 · 58.6Bibb County54 · 57.3St. Clair County52 · 61.1Cullman County52 · 59.5Calhoun County50 · 60.2Lauderdale County50 · 59.4Limestone County48 · 64.8Franklin County46 · 58.1Etowah43 · 60.0Covington County43 · 59.7Marshall County42 · 59.8Madison County42 · 67.1Chilton County41 · 61.2Tallapoosa County37 · 61.4Macon County37 · 61.0Clarke County36 · 56.3Morgan County36 · 61.2Dale County32 · 62.3Marengo County30 · 58.3Hale County29 · 59.9Conecuh County29 · 56.2Cherokee County28 · 57.3Geneva County28 · 63.1Lowndes County28 · 58.4Lawrence County27 · 62.4Butler County22 · 57.3Chambers County22 · 61.8Sumter County22 · 56.8Lamar County22 · 60.5Randolph County21 · 58.7Coosa County20 · 61.5Bullock County19 · 57.6Coffee County17 · 61.9Pike County17 · 60.9Barbour County17 · 57.5Henry County17 · 62.0Perry County16 · 58.3Clay County15 · 59.6Wilcox County15 · 57.1Russell County14 · 63.4Greene County12 · 57.2Crenshaw County11 · 61.5Pickens County9 · 55.3Choctaw8 · 54.7Cleburne County7 · 55.5
Alabama datacenter site selection FAQ
- How many datacenter sites are in Alabama?
- GridCensus catalogs 3,796 scored datacenter candidate sites in Alabama, with an average DC Readiness score of 59.4/100.
- What is the average interconnection-queue wait in Alabama?
- Candidate sites in Alabama average a 3.5 yrs interconnection-queue wait, with an average queue depth of 2 projects.
- What kind of datacenter sites are most common in Alabama?
- Substation-Adjacent sites are the most common category in Alabama (1,328 sites), and most sites fall within the SERC grid region.
Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.
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