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Curtis Packing

Industrial

Floyd County, Georgia · SERC

DC Readiness
50.4
Fair / 100

At a glance

Curtis Packing is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Floyd County, Georgia, scoring 50.4/100 DC Readiness — 47th of 51 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

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 IXPPhoenixNAP ATLANTA
IXP distance45.7 mi
Fiber providers5
Fiber coverage53.7%

Site characteristics

Site typeIndustrial

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Water stress (WRI)Low-Medium
Wetlands (NWI)—
Critical habitat—
Superfund nearby—
Hazard sub-score60/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterDatacenter 00545704217
DC distance31.5 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (40)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.15¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.13¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,200
Heating degree days2,400
Land price / acre$5,568

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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How does Curtis Packing compare with other sites in Floyd County?

Curtis Packing ranks 47th of 51 scored candidate sites in Floyd County. Its 50.4/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 55.3. It is about 12% below 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 Curtis Packing to power, fiber and other datacenters?

For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is PhoenixNAP ATLANTA at 45.7 miles. 5 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Datacenter 00545704217, 31.5 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Curtis Packing?

At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Floyd 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%
65
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
80
Natural hazard6%
60
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
47
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
15

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Curtis Packing
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
HAMMOND STATIONSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.8 yrs64.4
UNKNOWN110617Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.8 yrs61.6
UNKNOWN110629Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.8 yrs60.6
UNKNOWN110614Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.8 yrs60.5
EC Near HammondGreenfield——5.8 yrs58.5
TAP160971Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW5.8 yrs57.2
UNKNOWN110631Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW5.8 yrs57.2
TAP160991Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW5.8 yrs57.2

Curtis Packing: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of Curtis Packing?

Curtis Packing scores 50.4/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 47th of 51 scored sites in Floyd County. The Floyd County average is 55.3 and the Georgia average is 57.1.

Which electric utility serves Curtis Packing?

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

What grid region is Curtis Packing in?

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

How far is Curtis Packing from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is PhoenixNAP ATLANTA, about 45.7 miles away; 5 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, “Curtis Packing, Floyd County, GA”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/georgia/floyd-county/curtis-packing-43cc49c8 (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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