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EC Coal Lamar County

Greenfield

Lamar County, Alabama · SERC

DC Readiness
61.1
Good / 100

EC Coal Lamar County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Lamar County, Alabama, interconnecting through SERC. It screens at 61.1/100 DC Readiness and a 3.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Utility commercial rate0.11¢/kWh
UtilityALABAMA POWER COinvestor ownedfavorable to large load · terms ≥ 100 MW

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookModerate
≈ 3.5 yrs typical interconnection wait

Middle-of-the-pack interconnection conditions for this grid.

ISO / RTO regionSERC
Queue depth1
Avg queue wait3.7 yrs
Recent queue wait3.5 yrs
Completion rate15%
Withdrawal rate85%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPC Spire Mississippi
IXP distance40.1 mi
Fiber providers5
Fiber coverage100.0%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-east1
Cloud region distance472.1 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerALABAMA POWER CO
Land contactLamar County County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability65.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Cultivated Crops
Former usecoal adjacent

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintLow (15/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.40
Wetlands (NWI)Present
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score45/100
Construction cost index57.4 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterC Spire Mississippi
DC distance40.1 mi
Nearest rail9.8 mi
Nearest gas pipeline1.7 mi
Nearest fiber route50.7 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (45)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.46¢/kWh
Industrial electricity6.47¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,100
Heating degree days2,800
Land price / acre$1,910

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%
30
Speed to power20%
67
Fiber connectivity12%
67
Energy cost10%
85
Water risk7%
89
Natural hazard6%
45
Buildability7%
65
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
63
Construction cost3%
100
Gas pipeline2%
95
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
20

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Coal Lamar County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
WEST VERNONSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW1.0 yrs69.7
CALEDONIASubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW2.8 yrs65.2
UNKNOWN110377Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW1.0 yrs61.8
TAP141948Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW1.0 yrs61.7
UNKNOWN112129Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW1.0 yrs61.4
TAP144771Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW2.8 yrs57.1
EC Coal Lamar CountyGreenfield——3.7 yrs56.6
EC Coal Lamar CountyGreenfield——3.7 yrs55.8

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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