Greenfield (UNION - BROWNS FERRY)

Greenfield

Franklin County, Alabama · MISO

DC Readiness
66.2
Good / 100

Greenfield (UNION - BROWNS FERRY) is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Franklin County, Alabama, interconnecting through MISO. It screens at 66.2/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 1,000 MW of candidate capacity and a 1.4 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationUNION
Substation voltage500 kV
Available capacity1,000 MW
LMP zoneMISO_MS
Wholesale LMP$31.68/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.12¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionMISO
Queue depth13
Avg queue wait1.4 yrs
Recent queue wait1.4 yrs
Completion rate18%
Withdrawal rate82%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPDC BLOX HSV1 - DCBLOX Huntsville
IXP distance79.0 mi
Fiber providers4
Fiber coverage74.6%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-2
Cloud region distance467.4 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerALABAMA POWER CO
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability45.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Deciduous Forest

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.40
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score55/100
Construction cost index63.4 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterDC BLOX HSV1 - DCBLOX Huntsville
DC distance79.0 mi
Nearest rail7.2 mi
Nearest gas pipeline0.5 mi
Nearest fiber route212.5 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (45)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.51¢/kWh
Industrial electricity6.78¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,100
Heating degree days2,800
Land price / acre$3,526
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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%
72
Speed to power15%
60
Fiber connectivity12%
65
Energy cost10%
85
Water risk8%
91
Natural hazard8%
55
Buildability7%
45
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
20
Land / acreage3%
50
Construction cost3%
97
Gas pipeline2%
99
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
20

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Greenfield (UNION - BROWNS FERRY)
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
Greenfield (WESTPOINT - BROWNS FERRY)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW1.4 yrs69.7
Greenfield (WESTPOINT - BROWNS FERRY)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW1.4 yrs67.9
TAP153521Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW3.7 yrs67.1
UNKNOWN114937Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW3.7 yrs67.0
BELLGREENSubstation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW3.7 yrs66.5
Greenfield (UNION - BROWNS FERRY)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW1.4 yrs66.4
TAP149929Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW3.7 yrs66.4
TAP149930Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW3.7 yrs63.7

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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