International Paper Savanna Mill

Brownfield

Chatham County, Georgia · SERC

DC Readiness
67.6
Good / 100

International Paper Savanna Mill is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Chatham County, Georgia, interconnecting through SERC. It screens at 67.6/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 53 MW of candidate capacity.

Power & interconnection

Substation distance0.4 mi
Available capacity53 MW
Utility commercial rate0.11¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionSERC
Queue depth1

Connectivity

Nearest IXPCogent Fairfax
IXP distance60.0 mi
Fiber providers12
Nearest cloud providerGoogle
Nearest cloud regionus-east1
Cloud region distance99.5 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Former usecoal
Existing capacity53 MW
Retirement date2002-08-01

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)1.00
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteINTERNATIONAL PAPER
Hazard sub-score50/100
Construction cost index90.0 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterCogent Fairfax
DC distance60.0 mi
Nearest rail0.1 mi
Nearest gas pipeline0.4 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

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

Full DC Readiness breakdown

All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.

Power availability20%
55
Speed to power15%
67
Fiber connectivity12%
71
Energy cost10%
100
Water risk8%
80
Natural hazard8%
50
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
45
Land / acreage3%
72
Construction cost3%
75
Gas pipeline2%
99
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
15

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near International Paper Savanna Mill
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
DORCHESTERSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.8 yrs71.5
BOULEVARDSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs71.2
KRAFT SUBSTATIONSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.7 yrs69.8
UNKNOWN116858Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.7 yrs68.3
PORT WENTWORTH MILLSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.7 yrs68.2
UNKNOWN112052Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.7 yrs68.2
UNKNOWN112065Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.7 yrs68.0
UNKNOWN169113Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.7 yrs67.9

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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