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Anniston Army Depot

Brownfield

Calhoun County, Alabama · SERC

DC Readiness
64.9
Good / 100

Anniston Army Depot is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Calhoun County, Alabama, interconnecting through SERC. It screens at 64.9/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 7 MW of candidate capacity and a 1.0 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationUNKNOWN115046
Substation distance0.7 mi
Available capacity7 MW
Utility commercial rate0.12¢/kWh
UtilityALABAMA POWER COinvestor ownedfavorable to large load · terms ≥ 100 MW

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookFavorable
≈ 1.0 yrs typical interconnection wait

Shorter queues and healthier completion here — a faster path to energization than the national norm.

ISO / RTO regionSERC
Queue depth1
Avg queue wait1.0 yrs

Connectivity

Nearest IXPDC BLOX BHM1 - DCBLOX Birmingham
IXP distance59.2 mi
Fiber providers4
Fiber coverage49.1%
Nearest cloud providerGoogle
Nearest cloud regionus-east1
Cloud region distance336.0 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Acreage14,734 ac
Buildable load (est.)~5,894–14,734 MWland-based· grid headroom is tighter
Land contactState Environmental Cleanup Program
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Former usesuperfund
Existing capacity7 MW
Cleanup statuscleanup_complete

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
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 Data Center
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

Regulatory climate

Moderatestate posture · as of 2026-08

Incentives available; PSC review for very large loads.

DC tax incentiveYes
Large-load threshold≥ 150 MW

Alabama PSC review threshold for large loads.

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

Site location

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≥ 7560–7540–60≤ 40
This site + 8 nearby

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Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
47
Speed to power20%
61
Fiber connectivity12%
62
Energy cost10%
100
Water risk7%
90
Natural hazard6%
55
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
72
Construction cost3%
81
Gas pipeline2%
86
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
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 MW1.0 yrs64.5
UNKNOWN109577Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs64.4
TAP145804Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs64.3
OZ CalhounGreenfield——3.7 yrs61.5
OXFORDSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.0 yrs60.1
TAP142529Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.0 yrs60.1
TAP145853Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.0 yrs60.1
OXANNASubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.0 yrs60.1

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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