Greenfield (BLANDFORD - THALMANN)

Greenfield

Effingham County, Georgia · SERC

DC Readiness
69.4
Good / 100

Greenfield (BLANDFORD - THALMANN) is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Effingham County, Georgia, interconnecting through SERC. It screens at 69.4/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 1,000 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationBLANDFORD
Substation voltage500 kV
Available capacity1,000 MW
Utility commercial rate0.11¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionSERC
Queue depth1
Avg queue wait3.7 yrs
Recent queue wait3.5 yrs
Completion rate15%
Withdrawal rate85%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPCogent Fairfax
IXP distance52.5 mi
Fiber providers7
Fiber coverage100.0%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-east1
Cloud region distance103.1 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerGEORGIA POWER CO
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability70.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Shrub/Scrub

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone A (SFHA)
Water stress (WRI)1.00
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score45/100
Construction cost index71.9 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterCogent Fairfax
DC distance52.5 mi
Nearest rail4.9 mi
Nearest gas pipeline0.1 mi
Nearest fiber route157.1 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (40)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.33¢/kWh
Industrial electricity10.68¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,200
Heating degree days2,400
Land price / acre$4,398

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%
72
Speed to power15%
68
Fiber connectivity12%
71
Energy cost10%
91
Water risk8%
80
Natural hazard8%
45
Buildability7%
70
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
45
Land / acreage3%
48
Construction cost3%
90
Gas pipeline2%
100
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
15

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Greenfield (BLANDFORD - THALMANN)
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
MCINTOSH COMBINED CYCLE FACILITYSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs75.1
EFFINGHAM COUNTY POWER PROJECTSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs74.6
BLANDFORDSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW3.7 yrs74.3
UNKNOWN112088Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs73.1
WEST MCINTOSHSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW3.7 yrs72.2
Greenfield (WEST MCINTOSH - UNKNOWN155812)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW3.7 yrs71.5
Greenfield (WEST MCINTOSH - UNKNOWN155812)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW3.7 yrs70.7
UNKNOWN112089Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs69.5

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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