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Deptford Landfill

Brownfield

Chatham County, Georgia · SERC

DC Readiness
62.8
Good / 100

Deptford Landfill is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Chatham County, Georgia, interconnecting through SERC. It screens at 62.8/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 1 MW of candidate capacity and a 1.0 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationBOULEVARD
Substation distance2.4 mi
Substation voltage230 kV
Available capacity1 MW
Utility commercial rate0.11¢/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 outlookFavorable
≈ 1.0 yrs typical interconnection wait

Shorter queues and healthier completion here — a faster path to energization than the national norm.

ISO / RTO regionSERC
Queue depth1
Avg queue wait1.0 yrs

Connectivity

Nearest IXPCogent Fairfax
IXP distance64.7 mi
Fiber providers13
Fiber coverage71.5%
Nearest cloud providerGoogle
Nearest cloud regionus-east1
Cloud region distance105.6 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Acreage5 ac
Buildable load (est.)~2–5 MWland-based· grid headroom is tighter
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Former uselandfill
Existing capacity1 MW
Cleanup statuscleanup_complete

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)1.00
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score60/100
Construction cost index90.0 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterCogent Fairfax
DC distance64.7 mi
Nearest rail1.1 mi
Nearest gas pipeline5.1 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (40)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.45¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.55¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,200
Heating degree days2,400
Land price / acre$4,753

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%
38
Speed to power20%
62
Fiber connectivity12%
70
Energy cost10%
100
Water risk7%
87
Natural hazard6%
60
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
25
Land / acreage3%
43
Construction cost3%
75
Gas pipeline2%
84
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
15

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Deptford Landfill
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
KRAFTSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs65.3
DEAN FORESTSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs64.7
OZ ChathamGreenfield——5.8 yrs63.9
LITTLE OGEECHEESubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs63.8
EC Coal Chatham CountyGreenfield——5.8 yrs63.5
EC Coal Chatham CountyGreenfield——5.8 yrs63.1
BOULEVARDSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs62.7
EC Near BoulevardGreenfield——5.8 yrs61.7

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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