Walker County, Alabama · SERC

DC Readiness
60.8
Good / 100

Gorgas is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Walker County, Alabama, interconnecting through SERC. It screens at 60.8/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 1,417 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Available capacity1,417 MW
Utility commercial rate0.13¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionSERC
Queue depth1
Avg queue wait3.7 yrs
Recent queue wait3.5 yrs
Completion rate15%
Withdrawal rate85%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPDC BLOX BHM1 - DCBLOX Birmingham
IXP distance23.8 mi
Fiber providers6
Fiber coverage11.6%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-east1
Cloud region distance415.3 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Parcel ownerAlabama Power Co
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability100.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, High Intensity
Former usecoal
Existing capacity1,417 MW
Retirement date2019-04-01

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.40
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteALABAMA POWER COMPANY GORGAS STEAM PLANT
Hazard sub-score45/100
Construction cost index80.7 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterSungard Systems International
DC distance23.3 mi
Nearest rail6.0 mi
Nearest gas pipeline6.4 mi
Nearest fiber route29.3 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (45)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity12.87¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.12¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,100
Heating degree days2,800
Land price / acre$3,512

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%
48
Speed to power15%
70
Fiber connectivity12%
15
Energy cost10%
85
Water risk8%
91
Natural hazard8%
45
Buildability7%
100
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
60
Land / acreage3%
59
Construction cost3%
83
Gas pipeline2%
79
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
20

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Gorgas
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
GORGASSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs69.6
UNKNOWN109246Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs68.6
UNKNOWN109683Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs68.3
TAP142696Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW3.7 yrs67.2
TAP168876Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW3.7 yrs67.1
DEADEND168872Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.7 yrs66.8
UNKNOWN172548Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW3.7 yrs66.8
TAP141935Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.7 yrs66.4

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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