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Datacenter Sites in Lee County, Alabama

Lee County has 56 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 60.9/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 4,900 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Relatively High". The county has a datacenter tax incentive on record.

At a glance

Lee County, Alabama has 56 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 60.9/100 DC Readiness, about 11% above the Alabama average of 55.0. It ranks 16th of 67 Alabama counties by number of sites and 2nd by average score. The top-scoring site is Substation-Adjacent site · c8e2ddd6 at 66.3/100.

56
Candidate sites
60.9/100
Avg DC Readiness
4,900 MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
Relatively High
Hazard rating
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Top 25 in Lee County

Site-selection context for Lee County

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Datacenter tax incentive
14.61¢/kWh
Commercial electricity
9.45¢/kWh
Industrial electricity
7
Fiber providers
Low
Water stress
$5,018
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 Lee County compare with other counties in Alabama?

By number of scored sites, Lee County ranks 16th of the 67 Alabama counties with a county page, holding 1.8% of the state's 3,107 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 60.9/100 ranks 2nd in the state and is about 15% above the national average of 53.0. Nationally it has the 666th-largest site inventory of 2,964 counties with five or more sites. 0 sites score 70 or higher and 55 score 55 or higher.

What types of datacenter sites are in Lee County?

Substation-Adjacent sites are the most common (42, 75% of the county's inventory), followed by greenfield (9) and federal excess (4). 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 Lee County?

Industrial electricity averages 9.45¢/kWh and commercial 14.61¢/kWh. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county "Relatively High" (45). WRI water stress is low. 7 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 $5,018 an acre.

By site type

Top datacenter sites in Lee County

Top datacenter sites in Lee County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN109844Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.9 yrs66.3
UNKNOWN109349Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.9 yrs65.3
UNKNOWN109353Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.9 yrs65.2
UNKNOWN110905Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.9 yrs63.0
UNKNOWN111266Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.9 yrs63.0
UNKNOWN111277Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.9 yrs62.9
TAP142034Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.9 yrs62.9
TAP143048Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.9 yrs62.9
TAP142038Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.9 yrs62.8
TAP142501Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.9 yrs62.7
UNKNOWN110914Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.9 yrs61.9
UNKNOWN109853Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.9 yrs61.9
UNKNOWN111268Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.9 yrs61.9
TAP143047Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.9 yrs61.8
EC Near H Allen Franklin Combined CycleGreenfield——3.9 yrs61.8
UNKNOWN109854Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.9 yrs61.8
TAP142500Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.9 yrs61.7
UNKNOWN111267Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.9 yrs61.7
UNKNOWN110926Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.9 yrs61.7
TAP143043Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.9 yrs61.7
EC Near H Allen Franklin Combined CycleGreenfield——3.9 yrs61.7
TAP161997Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.9 yrs61.7
TAP142040Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.9 yrs61.6
UNKNOWN110917Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.9 yrs61.6
UNKNOWN111261Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.9 yrs61.6

Every scored site in Lee County

All 56 sites, best first.

Lee County datacenter FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in Lee County?

56 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 60.9/100 DC Readiness. That is the 16th-most of 67 Alabama counties with five or more sites.

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

Substation-Adjacent site · c8e2ddd6 scores 66.3/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 56 scored sites in Lee County (a substation-adjacent site).

Does Lee County offer datacenter tax incentives?

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

What is the natural-hazard risk in Lee County?

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

What are industrial electricity rates in Lee County?

Average industrial electricity is 9.45¢/kWh and commercial is 14.61¢/kWh in Lee 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 Lee County, Alabama”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/alabama/lee-county (data as of November 12, 2026).

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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