EC Coal Tuscaloosa County
GreenfieldTuscaloosa County, Alabama · SERC
At a glance
EC Coal Tuscaloosa County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, scoring 53.1/100 DC Readiness — 67th of 194 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
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How does EC Coal Tuscaloosa County compare with other sites in Tuscaloosa County?
EC Coal Tuscaloosa County ranks 67th of 194 scored candidate sites in Tuscaloosa County. Its 53.1/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 54.1. 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 water (92 vs 91) and its weakest is natural hazard (30 vs 54). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.
How close is EC Coal Tuscaloosa County to power, fiber and other datacenters?
For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is DC BLOX BHM1 - DCBLOX Birmingham at 42.4 miles. 7 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Sungard Systems International, 34.3 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at EC Coal Tuscaloosa County?
The site is in FEMA flood zone A, a Special Flood Hazard Area — land with at least a 1% annual chance of flooding. WRI rates baseline water stress at 0.40 on a 0–5 scale. Mapped wetlands (National Wetlands Inventory) are present on the parcel. At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Tuscaloosa 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 Tuscaloosa County, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOLT T.S. | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.9 yrs | 62.0 |
| TUSCALOOSA T.S. | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.9 yrs | 61.9 |
| SOUTH TUSCALOOSA T.S. | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.9 yrs | 61.9 |
| BRADLEY ROAD D.S. | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.9 yrs | 61.6 |
| DUNCANVILLE S.S. | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.9 yrs | 61.4 |
| EC Coal Tuscaloosa County | Greenfield | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 61.2 |
| OZ Tuscaloosa | Greenfield | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 60.7 |
| OZ Tuscaloosa | Greenfield | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 60.3 |
EC Coal Tuscaloosa County: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of EC Coal Tuscaloosa County?
EC Coal Tuscaloosa County scores 53.1/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 67th of 194 scored sites in Tuscaloosa County. The Tuscaloosa County average is 54.1 and the Alabama average is 55.0.
Which electric utility serves EC Coal Tuscaloosa County?
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 Coal Tuscaloosa County in?
EC Coal Tuscaloosa County is in the SERC region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.9-year wait from queue request to operation.
Is EC Coal Tuscaloosa County in a flood zone?
The site is in FEMA flood zone A, a Special Flood Hazard Area — land with at least a 1% annual chance of flooding.
Who owns EC Coal Tuscaloosa County?
Parcel records list the owner as ALABAMA POWER CO (private land).
How far is EC Coal Tuscaloosa County from an internet exchange?
The nearest internet exchange facility is DC BLOX BHM1 - DCBLOX Birmingham, about 42.4 miles away; 7 fiber providers report service at the location.
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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 Coal Tuscaloosa County, Tuscaloosa County, AL”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/alabama/tuscaloosa-county/ec-coal-tuscaloosa-county-04c70256 (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.
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