Lithonia Mason Lodge
IndustrialDeKalb County, Georgia · SERC
At a glance
Lithonia Mason Lodge is an industrial datacenter candidate site in DeKalb County, Georgia, scoring 53.7/100 DC Readiness — 71st of 72 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
Speed to power
Deep queue and long historical waits — plan for a multi-year interconnection timeline and engage the utility early.
Connectivity
Site characteristics
Risk & environment
Location context
Regulatory climate
Active incentives; Georgia Power courts large load with bring-your-own clean-energy options.
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.
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How does Lithonia Mason Lodge compare with other sites in DeKalb County?
Lithonia Mason Lodge ranks 71st of 72 scored candidate sites in DeKalb County. Its 53.7/100 is about 13% below the county average of 61.6. 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 fiber connectivity (86 vs 73) 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 Lithonia Mason Lodge to power, fiber and other datacenters?
For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is DC BLOX ATL1 - DCBLOX Atlanta at 15.8 miles. 9 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Google Fiber, 15.6 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Lithonia Mason Lodge?
The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk). At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates DeKalb County "Relatively High".
Full DC Readiness breakdown
All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.
Nearby comparable sites
Other scored datacenter candidate sites in DeKalb County, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNKNOWN116573 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 5.8 yrs | 67.0 |
| UNKNOWN116564 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 5.8 yrs | 66.9 |
| UNKNOWN116570 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 5.8 yrs | 66.9 |
| UNKNOWN116082 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 5.8 yrs | 66.9 |
| UNKNOWN116565 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 5.8 yrs | 66.8 |
| UNKNOWN116574 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 5.8 yrs | 66.7 |
| UNKNOWN116083 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 5.8 yrs | 66.0 |
| UNKNOWN111359 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 5.8 yrs | 66.0 |
Lithonia Mason Lodge: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of Lithonia Mason Lodge?
Lithonia Mason Lodge scores 53.7/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 71st of 72 scored sites in DeKalb County. The DeKalb County average is 61.6 and the Georgia average is 57.1.
Which electric utility serves Lithonia Mason Lodge?
GEORGIA POWER CO (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site; its holding company is SOUTHERN COMPANY.
What grid region is Lithonia Mason Lodge in?
Lithonia Mason Lodge is in the SERC region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 5.8-year wait from queue request to operation.
Is Lithonia Mason Lodge in a flood zone?
The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk).
How far is Lithonia Mason Lodge from an internet exchange?
The nearest internet exchange facility is DC BLOX ATL1 - DCBLOX Atlanta, about 15.8 miles away; 9 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, “Lithonia Mason Lodge, DeKalb County, GA”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/georgia/dekalb-county/lithonia-mason-lodge-0a1457b9 (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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