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Yellowhammer Gas Plant

Brownfield

Mobile County, Alabama · SERC

DC Readiness
55.8
Good / 100

Yellowhammer Gas Plant is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Mobile County, Alabama, interconnecting through SERC. It screens at 55.8/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 3 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Available capacity3 MW
Utility commercial rate0.14¢/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 IXPBluBroadband Shell Ave
IXP distance90.3 mi
Fiber providers11
Fiber coverage67.7%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-east1
Cloud region distance513.9 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Parcel ownerW&T Offshore Inc
Land contactState Environmental Cleanup Program
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability100.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, High Intensity
Former usegas
Existing capacity3 MW
Retirement date2021-01-01

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintLow (30/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.40
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteW T FAIRWAY PIGGING FACILITY
Hazard sub-score45/100
Construction cost index88.5 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterBluBroadband Shell Ave
DC distance90.3 mi
Nearest rail7.4 mi
Nearest gas pipeline1.4 mi
Nearest fiber route39.4 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

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%
23
Speed to power20%
50
Fiber connectivity12%
55
Energy cost10%
85
Water risk7%
92
Natural hazard6%
45
Buildability7%
100
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
20
Land / acreage3%
57
Construction cost3%
76
Gas pipeline2%
96
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
20

Nearby comparable sites

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

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UNKNOWN109061Substation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW1.0 yrs68.8
BIG CREEKSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW1.0 yrs68.3
UNKNOWN109058Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs64.8
THEODORESubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs64.4
CHICKASAWSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs64.4
UNKNOWN109076Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs64.4
UNKNOWN109130Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs64.4
UNKNOWN109059Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs64.3

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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