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OZ Clay

Greenfield

Clay County, Georgia · SERC

DC Readiness
56.2
Good / 100

At a glance

OZ Clay is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Clay County, Georgia, scoring 56.2/100 DC Readiness — 2nd of 3 scored sites in the county. It sits in the SERC grid region and the GEORGIA POWER CO service territory, where interconnection has averaged 5.8 years from request to operation.

Power & interconnection

Utility commercial rate0.15¢/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
≈ 5.8 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 wait5.8 yrs
Completion rate18%
Withdrawal rate82%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPDLI One
IXP distance60.5 mi
Fiber providers3
Fiber coverage76.1%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-east1
Cloud region distance309.3 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerGEORGIA POWER CO
Land contactClay County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability50.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Mixed Forest

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 index100.2 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterAngelTrax Data Center
DC distance39.1 mi
Nearest rail11.8 mi
Nearest gas pipeline2.1 mi
Nearest fiber route107.8 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (40)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity14.55¢/kWh
Industrial electricity13.65¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,200
Heating degree days2,400
Land price / acre$3,401

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 + 2 nearby

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How does OZ Clay compare with other sites in Clay County?

OZ Clay ranks 2nd of 3 scored candidate sites in Clay County. Its 56.2/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 56.3. It is roughly in line with the Georgia average of 57.1 and roughly in line with the national average of 53.2.

Against the Georgia average, its strongest sub-score is natural hazard (60 vs 59) and its weakest is power availability (30 vs 50). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is OZ Clay to power, fiber and other datacenters?

For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is DLI One at 60.5 miles. 3 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is AngelTrax Data Center, 39.1 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at OZ Clay?

The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk). WRI rates baseline water stress at 1.00 on a 0–5 scale. No mapped wetlands are recorded on the parcel. At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Clay County "Relatively High".

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power20%
55
Fiber connectivity12%
62
Energy cost10%
89
Water risk7%
80
Natural hazard6%
60
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
47
Construction cost3%
67
Gas pipeline2%
93
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
15

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near OZ Clay
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN109005Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.9 yrs56.7
UNKNOWN111387Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW5.8 yrs55.9

OZ Clay: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of OZ Clay?

OZ Clay scores 56.2/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated good. It ranks 2nd of 3 scored sites in Clay County. The Clay County average is 56.3 and the Georgia average is 57.1.

Which electric utility serves OZ Clay?

GEORGIA POWER CO (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site; its holding company is SOUTHERN COMPANY.

What grid region is OZ Clay in?

OZ Clay is in the SERC region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 5.8-year wait from queue request to operation.

Is OZ Clay in a flood zone?

The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk).

Who owns OZ Clay?

Parcel records list the owner as GEORGIA POWER CO (private land).

How far is OZ Clay from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is DLI One, about 60.5 miles away; 3 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, “OZ Clay, Clay County, GA”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/georgia/clay-county/oz-clay-dd67aa6d (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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