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EC Near H Allen Franklin Combined Cycle

Greenfield

Lee County, Alabama · SERC

DC Readiness
59.3
Good / 100

At a glance

EC Near H Allen Franklin Combined Cycle is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Lee County, Alabama, scoring 59.3/100 DC Readiness — 48th of 56 scored sites in the county. It sits in the SERC grid region, where interconnection has averaged 3.9 years from request to operation.

Power & interconnection

Utility commercial rate0.15¢/kWh

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookModerate
≈ 4.7 yrs typical interconnection wait

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

ISO / RTO regionSERC
Queue depth1
Avg queue wait3.9 yrs
Recent queue wait4.7 yrs
Completion rate15%
Withdrawal rate85%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPDLI One
IXP distance14.4 mi
Fiber providers7
Fiber coverage64.2%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-east1
Cloud region distance292.7 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerGEORGIA POWER CO
Land contactLee County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability40.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Evergreen Forest
Former usenear retired gas plant (10km)

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 index89.5 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterDatacenter 00958153770
DC distance14.4 mi
Nearest rail6.6 mi
Nearest gas pipeline5.0 mi
Nearest fiber route77.8 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (45)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity14.61¢/kWh
Industrial electricity9.45¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,100
Heating degree days2,800
Land price / acre$5,018

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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How does EC Near H Allen Franklin Combined Cycle compare with other sites in Lee County?

EC Near H Allen Franklin Combined Cycle ranks 48th of 56 scored candidate sites in Lee County. Its 59.3/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 60.9. It is roughly in line with the Alabama average of 55.0 and about 11% above the national average of 53.2.

Against the Alabama average, its strongest sub-score is fiber connectivity (77 vs 66) and its weakest is power availability (30 vs 41). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is EC Near H Allen Franklin Combined Cycle to power, fiber and other datacenters?

For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is DLI One at 14.4 miles. 7 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Datacenter 00958153770, 14.4 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at EC Near H Allen Franklin Combined Cycle?

The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk). WRI rates baseline water stress at 0.40 on a 0–5 scale. No mapped wetlands are recorded on the parcel. At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Lee County "Relatively High".

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power20%
58
Fiber connectivity12%
77
Energy cost10%
85
Water risk7%
87
Natural hazard6%
55
Buildability7%
40
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
80
Land / acreage3%
48
Construction cost3%
75
Gas pipeline2%
84
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
20

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Near H Allen Franklin Combined Cycle
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
TAP143048Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.9 yrs62.9
UNKNOWN111277Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.9 yrs62.9
TAP142034Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.9 yrs62.9

EC Near H Allen Franklin Combined Cycle: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of EC Near H Allen Franklin Combined Cycle?

EC Near H Allen Franklin Combined Cycle scores 59.3/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated good. It ranks 48th of 56 scored sites in Lee County. The Lee County average is 60.9 and the Alabama average is 55.0.

What grid region is EC Near H Allen Franklin Combined Cycle in?

EC Near H Allen Franklin Combined Cycle is in the SERC region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.9-year wait from queue request to operation.

Is EC Near H Allen Franklin Combined Cycle in a flood zone?

The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk).

Who owns EC Near H Allen Franklin Combined Cycle?

Parcel records list the owner as GEORGIA POWER CO (private land).

How far is EC Near H Allen Franklin Combined Cycle from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is DLI One, about 14.4 miles away; 7 fiber providers report service at the location.

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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 October 10, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: GridCensus, “EC Near H Allen Franklin Combined Cycle, Lee County, AL”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/alabama/lee-county/ec-near-h-allen-franklin-combined-cycle-490808a7 (data as of October 10, 2026).

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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