EC Near U S Alliance Coosa Pines
GreenfieldTalladega County, Alabama · SERC
At a glance
EC Near U S Alliance Coosa Pines is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Talladega County, Alabama, scoring 56.6/100 DC Readiness — 28th of 65 scored sites in the county. It sits in the SERC grid region and the ALABAMA POWER CO service territory, where interconnection has averaged 3.9 years from request to operation.
Power & interconnection
Speed to power
Middle-of-the-pack interconnection conditions for this grid.
Connectivity
Site characteristics
Risk & environment
Location context
Regulatory climate
Incentives available; PSC review for very large loads.
Alabama PSC review threshold for large loads.
Incentive detail: Sales & use tax abatement on qualifying equipment. $400M+ investment threshold.
Site location
Get alerts
Track EC Near U S Alliance Coosa Pines
Get an email when its DC-readiness score, available capacity, or interconnection-queue status changes.
How does EC Near U S Alliance Coosa Pines compare with other sites in Talladega County?
EC Near U S Alliance Coosa Pines ranks 28th of 65 scored candidate sites in Talladega County. Its 56.6/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 54.5. It is roughly in line with the Alabama average of 55.0 and roughly in line with the national average of 53.2.
Against the Alabama average, its strongest sub-score is natural hazard (55 vs 54) 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 U S Alliance Coosa Pines to power, fiber and other datacenters?
For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is DC BLOX BHM1 - DCBLOX Birmingham at 32 miles. 8 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is DC BLOX BHM1 - DCBLOX Birmingham, 32 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at EC Near U S Alliance Coosa Pines?
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 Talladega County "Relatively High".
Full DC Readiness breakdown
All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.
Nearby comparable sites
Other scored datacenter candidate sites in Talladega County, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNKNOWN109259 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.9 yrs | 63.0 |
| OZ Talladega | Greenfield | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 60.5 |
| U S Alliance Coosa Pines | Brownfield | — | 38 MW | 3.9 yrs | 59.3 |
| UNKNOWN111663 | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 3.9 yrs | 58.8 |
| EC Near U S Alliance Coosa Pines | Greenfield | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 58.8 |
| TAP145831 | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 3.9 yrs | 58.8 |
| TAP142556 | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 3.9 yrs | 58.6 |
| TAP142558 | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 3.9 yrs | 58.5 |
EC Near U S Alliance Coosa Pines: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of EC Near U S Alliance Coosa Pines?
EC Near U S Alliance Coosa Pines scores 56.6/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated good. It ranks 28th of 65 scored sites in Talladega County. The Talladega County average is 54.5 and the Alabama average is 55.0.
Which electric utility serves EC Near U S Alliance Coosa Pines?
ALABAMA POWER CO (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site; its holding company is SOUTHERN COMPANY.
What grid region is EC Near U S Alliance Coosa Pines in?
EC Near U S Alliance Coosa Pines is in the SERC region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.9-year wait from queue request to operation.
Is EC Near U S Alliance Coosa Pines 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 U S Alliance Coosa Pines?
Parcel records list the owner as ALABAMA POWER CO (private land).
How far is EC Near U S Alliance Coosa Pines from an internet exchange?
The nearest internet exchange facility is DC BLOX BHM1 - DCBLOX Birmingham, about 32 miles away; 8 fiber providers report service at the location.
Related pages
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 U S Alliance Coosa Pines, Talladega County, AL”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/alabama/talladega-county/ec-near-u-s-alliance-coosa-pines-d08e31e7 (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.
Go deeper than the public screen
Every site and score for EC Near U S Alliance Coosa Pines, Talladega County is free to browse. Pro adds Watchtower on 25 sites, alerts when new candidate sites, datacenters or interconnection-queue requests appear in your markets, score and capacity history, and CSV export. Enterprise adds team seats, weekly data files for all 147,272 sites, the REST API and an MCP server for AI tools.