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Roberts Road Power Plant

Brownfield

Clayton County, Georgia · SERC

DC Readiness
61.8
Good / 100

Roberts Road Power Plant is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Clayton County, Georgia, interconnecting through SERC. It screens at 61.8/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 1 MW of candidate capacity and a 5.8 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Available capacity1 MW
Utility commercial rate0.12¢/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 distance5.4 mi
Fiber providers11
Fiber coverage76.8%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-east1
Cloud region distance256.3 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Land contactState Environmental Cleanup Program
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability95.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, Medium Intensity
Former usegas
Existing capacity1 MW
Retirement date2012-03-01

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintLow (30/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)1.00
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteBROWNING FERRIS IND OF GA INC
Hazard sub-score50/100
Construction cost index104.8 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterQTS
DC distance5.1 mi
Nearest rail5.4 mi
Nearest gas pipeline6.1 mi
Nearest fiber route37.7 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (40)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.76¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.21¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,200
Heating degree days2,400
Land price / acre$6,922

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%
88
Energy cost10%
89
Water risk7%
85
Natural hazard6%
50
Buildability7%
95
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
80
Land / acreage3%
64
Construction cost3%
63
Gas pipeline2%
81
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
15

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Roberts Road Power Plant
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNIONSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW1.0 yrs73.2
O'HARASubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW1.0 yrs73.0
UNKNOWN113564Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs69.0
UNKNOWN116018Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs68.8
UNKNOWN111557Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs68.8
UNKNOWN111558Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs68.7
UNKNOWN116244Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs68.5
UNKNOWN116019Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs68.2

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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