Anniston Army Depot

Brownfield

Calhoun County, Alabama · SERC

DC Readiness
65.2
Good / 100

Anniston Army Depot is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Calhoun County, Alabama, interconnecting through SERC. It screens at 65.2/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 7 MW of candidate capacity.

Power & interconnection

Substation distance1.0 mi
Available capacity7 MW
Utility commercial rate0.12¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionSERC
Queue depth1

Connectivity

Nearest IXPDC BLOX BHM1 - DCBLOX Birmingham
IXP distance59.2 mi
Fiber providers4
Nearest cloud providerGoogle
Nearest cloud regionus-east1
Cloud region distance336.0 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Acreage14,734 ac
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Former usesuperfund
Existing capacity7 MW
Cleanup statuscleanup_complete

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.40
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score55/100
Construction cost index83.4 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterDC BLOX BHM1 - DCBLOX Birmingham
DC distance59.2 mi
Nearest rail1.7 mi
Nearest gas pipeline4.3 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (45)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity12.25¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.19¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,100
Heating degree days2,800
Land price / acre$5,855

Incentive detail: Sales & use tax abatement on qualifying equipment. $400M+ investment threshold.

Full DC Readiness breakdown

All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.

Power availability20%
45
Speed to power15%
61
Fiber connectivity12%
67
Energy cost10%
100
Water risk8%
90
Natural hazard8%
55
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
70
Construction cost3%
81
Gas pipeline2%
86
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
20

Nearby comparable sites

Other scored datacenter candidate sites in Calhoun County, ranked by DC Readiness.

Sites near Anniston Army Depot
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN110198Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs70.6
UNKNOWN110200Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs69.1
TAP150120Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs67.2
OXFORDSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.7 yrs66.7
TAP142529Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.7 yrs66.4
ALEXANDRIASubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.7 yrs66.3
OXANNASubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.7 yrs66.2
TAP145804Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs65.9

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

Figures are screening estimates derived from public infrastructure data. Catalogued capacity reflects theoretical candidate capacity, not deliverable or committed interconnection. Confirm all values with the utility, ISO, and on-the-ground due diligence.

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