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EC Coal Lauderdale County

Greenfield

Lauderdale, Mississippi · SERC

DC Readiness
55.3
Good / 100

At a glance

EC Coal Lauderdale County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Lauderdale, Mississippi, scoring 55.3/100 DC Readiness — 37th of 94 scored sites in the county. It sits in the SERC grid region and the MISSISSIPPI POWER CO service territory, where interconnection has averaged 3.9 years from request to operation.

Power & interconnection

LMP zoneMISO_MS
Wholesale LMP$31.68/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.11¢/kWh
UtilityMISSISSIPPI POWER COinvestor ownedfavorable to large load · terms ≥ 100 MW

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookModerate
≈ 4.7 yrs typical interconnection wait

Middle-of-the-pack interconnection conditions for this grid.

ISO / RTO regionSERC
Queue depth59
Avg queue wait3.9 yrs
Recent queue wait4.7 yrs
Completion rate15%
Withdrawal rate85%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPC Spire Mississippi
IXP distance64.8 mi
Fiber providers5
Fiber coverage63.7%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-south1
Cloud region distance461.5 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactLauderdale County County Assessor
Parcel APN165160000000001300
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability50.0/100
Former usecoal adjacent

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintLow (25/100)
Flood zoneZone A (SFHA)
Water stress (WRI)0.50
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score40/100
Construction cost index68.1 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterC Spire Mississippi
DC distance64.8 mi
Nearest rail13.8 mi
Nearest gas pipeline10.1 mi
Nearest fiber route67.5 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (45)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.32¢/kWh
Industrial electricity5.82¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,400
Heating degree days2,400
Land price / acre$2,750

Regulatory climate

Moderatestate posture · as of 2026-08

No notable statewide DC restriction on record; confirm local zoning and utility tariffs.

DC tax incentiveNo / suspended

Incentive detail: Sales tax exemption on DC equipment for $50M+ investments; fee-in-lieu of property tax.

Site location

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≥ 7560–7540–60≤ 40
This site + 8 nearby

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How does EC Coal Lauderdale County compare with other sites in Lauderdale?

EC Coal Lauderdale County ranks 37th of 94 scored candidate sites in Lauderdale. Its 55.3/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 53.4. It is roughly in line with the Mississippi average of 53.0 and roughly in line with the national average of 53.2.

Against the Mississippi average, its strongest sub-score is speed to power (58 vs 54) and its weakest is natural hazard (40 vs 54). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is EC Coal Lauderdale County to power, fiber and other datacenters?

For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is C Spire Mississippi at 64.8 miles. 5 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is C Spire Mississippi, 64.8 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at EC Coal Lauderdale County?

The site is in FEMA flood zone A, a Special Flood Hazard Area — land with at least a 1% annual chance of flooding. WRI rates baseline water stress at 0.50 on a 0–5 scale. No mapped wetlands are recorded on the parcel. At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Lauderdale "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%
58
Fiber connectivity12%
58
Energy cost10%
90
Water risk7%
92
Natural hazard6%
40
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
20
Land / acreage3%
50
Construction cost3%
93
Gas pipeline2%
68
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
5

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Coal Lauderdale County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN109540Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.9 yrs61.2
UNKNOWN109640Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.9 yrs61.1
UNKNOWN156971Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.9 yrs60.9
UNKNOWN157848Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.9 yrs60.9
UNKNOWN156972Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.9 yrs60.9
EC Near SweattGreenfield——3.9 yrs59.3
EC Near SweattGreenfield——3.9 yrs58.6
EC Coal Lauderdale CountyGreenfield——3.9 yrs58.5

EC Coal Lauderdale County: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of EC Coal Lauderdale County?

EC Coal Lauderdale County scores 55.3/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated good. It ranks 37th of 94 scored sites in Lauderdale. The Lauderdale average is 53.4 and the Mississippi average is 53.0.

Which electric utility serves EC Coal Lauderdale County?

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

What grid region is EC Coal Lauderdale County in?

EC Coal Lauderdale County is in the SERC region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.9-year wait from queue request to operation.

Is EC Coal Lauderdale County in a flood zone?

The site is in FEMA flood zone A, a Special Flood Hazard Area — land with at least a 1% annual chance of flooding.

Who owns EC Coal Lauderdale County?

Parcel records list the owner as Lauderdale County Board Of Ed (private land).

How far is EC Coal Lauderdale County from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is C Spire Mississippi, about 64.8 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, “EC Coal Lauderdale County, Lauderdale, MS”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/mississippi/lauderdale/ec-coal-lauderdale-county-6d331cb5 (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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