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Datacenter Sites in Clarke County, Alabama

Clarke County has 27 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 52.7/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 2,000 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Relatively High". The county has a datacenter tax incentive on record.

At a glance

Clarke County, Alabama has 27 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 52.7/100 DC Readiness, roughly in line with the Alabama average of 55.0. It ranks 35th of 67 Alabama counties by number of sites and 59th by average score. The top-scoring site is Substation-Adjacent site · 9e8bca20 at 63.0/100.

27
Candidate sites
52.7/100
Avg DC Readiness
2,000 MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
Relatively High
Hazard rating
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Top 25 in Clarke County

Site-selection context for Clarke County

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Datacenter tax incentive
13.98¢/kWh
Commercial electricity
10.46¢/kWh
Industrial electricity
5
Fiber providers
Low
Water stress
$2,688
Land price / acre
2,100
Cooling degree days
2,800
Heating degree days
63°F
Mean annual temp

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

How does Clarke County compare with other counties in Alabama?

By number of scored sites, Clarke County ranks 35th of the 67 Alabama counties with a county page, holding 0.9% of the state's 3,107 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 52.7/100 ranks 59th in the state and is roughly in line with the national average of 53.0. Nationally it has the 1383rd-largest site inventory of 2,964 counties with five or more sites. 0 sites score 70 or higher and 8 score 55 or higher.

What types of datacenter sites are in Clarke County?

Substation-Adjacent sites are the most common (13, 48% of the county's inventory), followed by former mine (9) and greenfield (5). Site type reflects how the parcel was identified — next to a substation, on a former mine or brownfield, on industrial or federal excess land — and is scored on the same 14 factors either way.

What are power cost, hazard, water and fiber conditions in Clarke County?

Industrial electricity averages 10.46¢/kWh and commercial 13.98¢/kWh. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county "Relatively High" (45). WRI water stress is low. 5 fiber providers report service in the county. The climate runs 2,100 cooling degree days a year with a mean temperature of 63°F. Land is valued around $2,688 an acre.

By site type

Top datacenter sites in Clarke County

Top datacenter sites in Clarke County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN109067Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.9 yrs63.0
UNKNOWN109172Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.9 yrs59.5
TAP143423Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.9 yrs55.3
UNKNOWN109321Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.9 yrs55.2
TAP143426Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.9 yrs55.1
UNKNOWN109174Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.9 yrs55.1
UNKNOWN109322Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.9 yrs55.0
UNKNOWN109326Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.9 yrs55.0
UNKNOWN110456Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.9 yrs54.7
UNKNOWN110457Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.9 yrs54.6
TAP143459Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.9 yrs54.6
UNKNOWN109175Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.9 yrs54.5
TAP143458Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.9 yrs54.4
EC FFE Clarke CountyGreenfield——3.9 yrs54.4
EC Coal Clarke CountyGreenfield——3.9 yrs52.8
Greenfield (CHARLES R LOWMAN - WEST MCINTO)Greenfield230 kV300 MW3.9 yrs52.3
OZ ClarkeGreenfield——3.9 yrs50.6
EC Coal Clarke CountyGreenfield——3.9 yrs50.0
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.9 yrs49.2
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.9 yrs49.2
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.9 yrs49.1
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.9 yrs48.8
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.9 yrs48.7
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.9 yrs48.7
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.9 yrs47.6

Every scored site in Clarke County

All 27 sites, best first.

Clarke County datacenter FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in Clarke County?

27 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 52.7/100 DC Readiness. That is the 35th-most of 67 Alabama counties with five or more sites.

What is the highest-scoring datacenter site in Clarke County?

Substation-Adjacent site · 9e8bca20 scores 63.0/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 27 scored sites in Clarke County (a substation-adjacent site).

Does Clarke County offer datacenter tax incentives?

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

What is the natural-hazard risk in Clarke County?

FEMA's National Risk Index rates Clarke County as "Relatively High" (score 45).

What are industrial electricity rates in Clarke County?

Average industrial electricity is 10.46¢/kWh and commercial is 13.98¢/kWh in Clarke County.

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About this data

Source: GridCensus composite of HIFLD transmission and substation data, EIA, FEMA National Risk Index, FCC broadband data, PeeringDB and ISO interconnection queues, as published November 12, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: GridCensus, “Datacenter candidate sites in Clarke County, Alabama”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/alabama/clarke-county (data as of November 12, 2026).

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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