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YKK USA Chestney

Brownfield

Bibb County, Georgia · SERC

DC Readiness
56.9
Good / 100

YKK USA Chestney is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Bibb County, Georgia, interconnecting through SERC. It screens at 56.9/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 5 MW of candidate capacity and a 5.8 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Available capacity5 MW
Utility commercial rate0.13¢/kWh
UtilityGEORGIA POWER COinvestor ownedfavorable to large load · terms ≥ 100 MWPSC large-load rules (≥100 MW): direct-pay contracts · 15 yr

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookConstrained
≈ 5.2 yrs typical interconnection wait

Deep queue and long historical waits — plan for a multi-year interconnection timeline and engage the utility early.

ISO / RTO regionSERC
Queue depth1
Avg queue wait5.8 yrs
Recent queue wait5.2 yrs
Completion rate18%
Withdrawal rate82%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPQTS Atlanta-Fayetteville (ATL2)
IXP distance71.9 mi
Fiber providers10
Fiber coverage45.2%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-east1
Cloud region distance206.5 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Parcel ownerYKK USA Inc
Land contactState Environmental Cleanup Program
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Pasture/Hay
Former useoil
Existing capacity5 MW
Retirement date2010-03-01

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintLow (30/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)1.00
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteSOUTHEASTERN FREIGHT LINES
Hazard sub-score50/100
Construction cost index86.5 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterMeta DC
DC distance55.4 mi
Nearest rail0.3 mi
Nearest gas pipeline4.9 mi
Nearest fiber route4.4 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (40)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity12.56¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.92¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,200
Heating degree days2,400
Land price / acre$8,544

Regulatory climate

Favorablestate posture · as of 2026-08

Active incentives; Georgia Power courts large load with bring-your-own clean-energy options.

DC tax incentiveYes
Large-load threshold≥ 100 MW

Georgia Power billing/contract rules apply to very large loads.

Incentive detail: Sales tax exemption on data processing equipment; investment tax credits for $150M+ projects.

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%
23
Speed to power20%
52
Fiber connectivity12%
63
Energy cost10%
89
Water risk7%
83
Natural hazard6%
50
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
71
Construction cost3%
78
Gas pipeline2%
84
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
15

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near YKK USA Chestney
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN114837Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs63.9
UNKNOWN113561Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs62.9
EC Near YKK USA ChestneyGreenfield——5.8 yrs61.3
OZ BibbGreenfield——5.8 yrs61.3
OZ BibbGreenfield——5.8 yrs61.1
OZ BibbGreenfield——5.8 yrs61.1
OZ BibbGreenfield——5.8 yrs61.1
OZ BibbGreenfield——5.8 yrs60.7

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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