Pickens County, Alabama · MISO

DC Readiness
63.1
Good / 100

TAP144817 is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Pickens County, Alabama, interconnecting through MISO. It screens at 63.1/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 100 MW of candidate capacity and a 1.4 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationTAP144817
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage115 kV
Available capacity100 MW
LMP zoneMISO_MS
Wholesale LMP$31.68/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.12¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionMISO
Queue depth13
Avg queue wait1.4 yrs
Recent queue wait1.4 yrs
Completion rate18%
Withdrawal rate82%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPC Spire Mississippi
IXP distance46.0 mi
Fiber providers2
Fiber coverage13.1%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-east1
Cloud region distance469.1 mi

Site characteristics

Parcel ownerALABAMA POWER CO
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability95.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, Medium Intensity

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone AE (SFHA)
Water stress (WRI)0.40
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score40/100
Construction cost index67.5 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterC Spire Mississippi
DC distance46.0 mi
Nearest rail1.5 mi
Nearest gas pipeline16.9 mi
Nearest fiber route122.7 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (45)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity12.02¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.34¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,100
Heating degree days2,800
Land price / acre$2,633

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%
56
Speed to power15%
60
Fiber connectivity12%
52
Energy cost10%
85
Water risk8%
89
Natural hazard8%
40
Buildability7%
95
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
51
Construction cost3%
94
Gas pipeline2%
46
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
20

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near TAP144817
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
OZ PickensGreenfield3.7 yrs57.9
Greenfield (UNKNOWN110366 - TAP144817)Greenfield115 kV100 MW1.4 yrs55.8
Mine SiteFormer Mine47.5
Bus ShopIndustrial47.4
Mine SiteFormer Mine46.9
Mine SiteFormer Mine46.2
Mine SiteFormer Mine46.0
Aliceville, FCIFederal Excess43.3

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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