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EC FFE Sumter County

Greenfield

Sumter County, Alabama · SERC

DC Readiness
51.3
Fair / 100

EC FFE Sumter County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Sumter County, Alabama, interconnecting through SERC. It screens at 51.3/100 DC Readiness and a 3.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Utility commercial rate0.12¢/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 IXPC Spire Mississippi
IXP distance69.8 mi
Fiber providers6
Fiber coverage5.5%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-east1
Cloud region distance476.6 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerALABAMA POWER CO
Land contactSumter County County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability0.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Woody Wetlands
Former usefossil fuel employment

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintModerate (40/100)
Flood zoneZone A (SFHA)
Water stress (WRI)0.40
Wetlands (NWI)Present
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score30/100
Construction cost index102.1 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterC Spire Mississippi
DC distance69.8 mi
Nearest rail1.1 mi
Nearest gas pipeline6.4 mi
Nearest fiber route92.0 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (45)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity12.25¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.96¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,100
Heating degree days2,800
Land price / acre$2,387

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%
30
Speed to power20%
67
Fiber connectivity12%
51
Energy cost10%
85
Water risk7%
92
Natural hazard6%
30
Buildability7%
0
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
20
Land / acreage3%
48
Construction cost3%
65
Gas pipeline2%
79
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
20

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC FFE Sumter County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN115040Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.0 yrs57.9
TAP143480Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.0 yrs57.6
TAP168967Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.0 yrs57.6
UNKNOWN115039Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.0 yrs57.6
UNKNOWN168968Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.0 yrs57.3
TAP143473Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.0 yrs57.3
UNKNOWN110567Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.0 yrs56.5
Sumter County Bus StopIndustrial——1.0 yrs52.0

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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