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Emory Hillandale Hospital

Brownfield

DeKalb County, Georgia · SERC

DC Readiness
61.1
Good / 100

Emory Hillandale Hospital is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in DeKalb County, Georgia, interconnecting through SERC. It screens at 61.1/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 2 MW of candidate capacity and a 5.8 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Available capacity2 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 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 IXPDC BLOX ATL1 - DCBLOX Atlanta
IXP distance14.0 mi
Fiber providers9
Fiber coverage84.6%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-east1
Cloud region distance241.0 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Land contactState Environmental Cleanup Program
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability92.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, Low Intensity
Former useoil
Existing capacity2 MW
Retirement date2003-08-01

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintLow (30/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)1.00
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteEMORY HILLANDALE HOSPITAL
Hazard sub-score50/100
Construction cost index109.5 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterGoogle Fiber
DC distance13.3 mi
Nearest rail2.1 mi
Nearest gas pipeline6.1 mi
Nearest fiber route20.5 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (40)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.22¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.07¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,200
Heating degree days2,400
Land price / acre$99,639

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%
86
Energy cost10%
89
Water risk7%
79
Natural hazard6%
50
Buildability7%
92
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
80
Land / acreage3%
64
Construction cost3%
59
Gas pipeline2%
80
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
15

Nearby comparable sites

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

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UNKNOWN116573Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs70.3
UNKNOWN116570Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs70.2
UNKNOWN116564Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs70.2
UNKNOWN116082Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs70.2
UNKNOWN116565Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs70.1
UNKNOWN116574Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs70.0
UNKNOWN116083Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs69.4
UNKNOWN111359Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs69.3

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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