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Datacenter Sites in Walker County, Georgia

Walker County has 7 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 58.5/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 1,000 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Relatively High". The county has a datacenter tax incentive on record.

At a glance

Walker County, Georgia has 7 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 58.5/100 DC Readiness, roughly in line with the Georgia average of 57.1. It ranks 98th of 130 Georgia counties by number of sites and 25th by average score. The top-scoring site is Substation-Adjacent site · d950c9f3 at 64.7/100.

7
Candidate sites
58.5/100
Avg DC Readiness
1,000 MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
Relatively High
Hazard rating
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Top 7 in Walker County

Site-selection context for Walker County

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Datacenter tax incentive
11.31¢/kWh
Commercial electricity
6.15¢/kWh
Industrial electricity
9
Fiber providers
Low-Medium
Water stress
$5,860
Land price / acre
2,200
Cooling degree days
2,400
Heating degree days
64°F
Mean annual temp

Incentive detail: Sales tax exemption on data processing equipment; investment tax credits for $150M+ projects.

How does Walker County compare with other counties in Georgia?

By number of scored sites, Walker County ranks 98th of the 130 Georgia counties with a county page, holding 0.3% of the state's 2,478 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 58.5/100 ranks 25th in the state and is about 10% above the national average of 53.0. Nationally it has the 2670th-largest site inventory of 2,964 counties with five or more sites. 0 sites score 70 or higher and 5 score 55 or higher.

What types of datacenter sites are in Walker County?

Substation-Adjacent sites are the most common (4, 57% of the county's inventory), followed by former mine (3). Site type reflects how the parcel was identified — next to a substation, on a former mine or brownfield, on industrial or federal excess land — and is scored on the same 14 factors either way.

What are power cost, hazard, water and fiber conditions in Walker County?

Industrial electricity averages 6.15¢/kWh and commercial 11.31¢/kWh. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county "Relatively High" (40). WRI water stress is low-medium. 9 fiber providers report service in the county. The climate runs 2,200 cooling degree days a year with a mean temperature of 64°F. Land is valued around $5,860 an acre.

By site type

Top datacenter sites in Walker County

Top datacenter sites in Walker County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN109796Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.8 yrs64.7
TAP173379Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.8 yrs64.3
YOUNG RWSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.8 yrs63.3
UNKNOWN109795Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW5.8 yrs58.6
Mine SiteFormer Mine——5.8 yrs55.3
Mine SiteFormer Mine——5.8 yrs51.7
Mine SiteFormer Mine——5.8 yrs51.7

Every scored site in Walker County

All 7 sites, best first.

Walker County datacenter FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in Walker County?

7 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 58.5/100 DC Readiness. That is the 98th-most of 130 Georgia counties with five or more sites.

What is the highest-scoring datacenter site in Walker County?

Substation-Adjacent site · d950c9f3 scores 64.7/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 7 scored sites in Walker County (a substation-adjacent site).

Does Walker County offer datacenter tax incentives?

Sales tax exemption on data processing equipment; investment tax credits for $150M+ projects.

What is the natural-hazard risk in Walker County?

FEMA's National Risk Index rates Walker County as "Relatively High" (score 40).

What are industrial electricity rates in Walker County?

Average industrial electricity is 6.15¢/kWh and commercial is 11.31¢/kWh in Walker County.

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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 November 12, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: GridCensus, “Datacenter candidate sites in Walker County, Georgia”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/georgia/walker-county (data as of November 12, 2026).

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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