Five Points Shopping Center
IndustrialLowndes County, Georgia · SERC
At a glance
Five Points Shopping Center is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Lowndes County, Georgia, scoring 50.6/100 DC Readiness — 32nd of 35 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 Five Points Shopping Center compare with other sites in Lowndes County?
Five Points Shopping Center ranks 32nd of 35 scored candidate sites in Lowndes County. Its 50.6/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 55.4. It is about 11% 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 Five Points Shopping Center to power, fiber and other datacenters?
For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is EdgeConneX Tallahassee (EDCTAL01) at 69.1 miles. 8 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is EdgeConneX Tallahassee (EDCTAL01), 69.1 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Five Points Shopping Center?
At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Lowndes 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 Lowndes County, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNKNOWN111571 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 5.8 yrs | 61.0 |
| UNKNOWN111575 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 5.8 yrs | 60.9 |
| UNKNOWN111584 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 5.8 yrs | 60.9 |
| OZ Lowndes | Greenfield | — | — | 5.8 yrs | 60.2 |
| OZ Lowndes | Greenfield | — | — | 5.8 yrs | 59.5 |
| UNKNOWN111586 | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 5.8 yrs | 56.7 |
| UNKNOWN111577 | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 5.8 yrs | 56.7 |
| UNKNOWN111580 | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 5.8 yrs | 56.7 |
Five Points Shopping Center: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of Five Points Shopping Center?
Five Points Shopping Center scores 50.6/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 32nd of 35 scored sites in Lowndes County. The Lowndes County average is 55.4 and the Georgia average is 57.1.
Which electric utility serves Five Points Shopping Center?
GEORGIA POWER CO (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site; its holding company is SOUTHERN COMPANY.
What grid region is Five Points Shopping Center in?
Five Points Shopping Center is in the SERC region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 5.8-year wait from queue request to operation.
How far is Five Points Shopping Center from an internet exchange?
The nearest internet exchange facility is EdgeConneX Tallahassee (EDCTAL01), about 69.1 miles away; 8 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, “Five Points Shopping Center, Lowndes County, GA”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/georgia/lowndes-county/five-points-shopping-center-f797fd65 (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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