EC Near Yellowhammer Gas Plant

Greenfield

Mobile County, Alabama · SERC

DC Readiness
53.1
Fair / 100

EC Near Yellowhammer Gas Plant is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Mobile County, Alabama, interconnecting through SERC. It screens at 53.1/100 DC Readiness and a 3.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Utility commercial rate0.14¢/kWh

Speed to power

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

Connectivity

Nearest IXPEdgeConneX New Orleans (EDCSLI01)
IXP distance91.7 mi
Fiber providers6
Fiber coverage52.1%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-east1
Cloud region distance519.7 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerALABAMA POWER CO
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability5.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Water
Former usenear retired gas plant (10km)

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.40
Wetlands (NWI)Present
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score45/100
Construction cost index89.5 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterEdgeConneX New Orleans (EDCSLI01)
DC distance91.7 mi
Nearest rail11.6 mi
Nearest gas pipeline0.8 mi
Nearest fiber route45.4 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (45)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity14.38¢/kWh
Industrial electricity8.18¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,100
Heating degree days2,800
Land price / acre$4,768
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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%
30
Speed to power15%
66
Fiber connectivity12%
57
Energy cost10%
85
Water risk8%
88
Natural hazard8%
45
Buildability7%
5
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
20
Land / acreage3%
48
Construction cost3%
75
Gas pipeline2%
98
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
20

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Near Yellowhammer Gas Plant
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN109076Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs70.5
THEODORESubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs69.3
UNKNOWN109130Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs69.1
UNKNOWN109085Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs68.8
UNKNOWN109059Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs67.1
BIG CREEKSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW1.4 yrs67.1
RISER142875Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.7 yrs67.0
UNKNOWN109077Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs66.6

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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