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PRECISION MACHINE & METAL FABRICATION (MACHINE SHOPS)

Manufacturing

Lee County, Mississippi · SERC

DC Readiness
51.6
Fair / 100

At a glance

PRECISION MACHINE & METAL FABRICATION (MACHINE SHOPS) is a manufacturing datacenter candidate site in Lee County, Mississippi, scoring 51.6/100 DC Readiness — 118th of 126 scored sites in the county. It sits in the SERC grid region and the TOMBIGBEE ELECTRIC POWER ASSN service territory, where interconnection has averaged 3.9 years from request to operation.

Power & interconnection

UtilityTOMBIGBEE ELECTRIC POWER ASSNcooperativefavorable to large load · state default

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookModerate
≈ 4.7 yrs typical interconnection wait

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

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

Connectivity

Nearest IXPC Spire Mississippi
IXP distance53.6 mi
Fiber providers7
Fiber coverage96.2%

Site characteristics

Site typeManufacturing

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintLow (25/100)
Flood zoneZone AE (SFHA)
Water stress (WRI)Low
Wetlands (NWI)—
Critical habitat—
Superfund nearby—
Hazard sub-score40/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterC Spire Mississippi
DC distance53.6 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (45)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.49¢/kWh
Industrial electricity6.41¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,400
Heating degree days2,400
Land price / acre$3,286

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 PRECISION MACHINE & METAL FABRICATION (MACHINE SHOPS) compare with other sites in Lee County?

PRECISION MACHINE & METAL FABRICATION (MACHINE SHOPS) ranks 118th of 126 scored candidate sites in Lee County. Its 51.6/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 53.5. 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 fiber connectivity (75 vs 69) 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 PRECISION MACHINE & METAL FABRICATION (MACHINE SHOPS) to power, fiber and other datacenters?

The nearest located transmission bottleneck is Horn_Lake_Freeport_161kV_flo_Freeport_500_161kV_ (MISO), 90 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is C Spire Mississippi at 53.6 miles. 7 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is C Spire Mississippi, 53.6 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at PRECISION MACHINE & METAL FABRICATION (MACHINE SHOPS)?

The site is in FEMA flood zone AE, a Special Flood Hazard Area — land with at least a 1% annual chance of flooding. At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Lee 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%
58
Fiber connectivity12%
75
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
90
Natural hazard6%
40
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
50
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
5

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near PRECISION MACHINE & METAL FABRICATION (MACHINE SHOPS)
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
OZ LeeGreenfield——3.9 yrs61.1
TUPELOSubstation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW3.9 yrs59.2
N. SHANNONSubstation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW3.9 yrs59.2
TAP144803Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW3.9 yrs59.2
TAP144802Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW3.9 yrs59.1
TAP149915Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW3.9 yrs59.1
TAP144800Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW3.9 yrs59.1
UNKNOWN109826Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW3.9 yrs59.1

PRECISION MACHINE & METAL FABRICATION (MACHINE SHOPS): common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of PRECISION MACHINE & METAL FABRICATION (MACHINE SHOPS)?

PRECISION MACHINE & METAL FABRICATION (MACHINE SHOPS) scores 51.6/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 118th of 126 scored sites in Lee County. The Lee County average is 53.5 and the Mississippi average is 53.0.

Which electric utility serves PRECISION MACHINE & METAL FABRICATION (MACHINE SHOPS)?

TOMBIGBEE ELECTRIC POWER ASSN (cooperative) holds the retail service territory that contains the site.

What grid region is PRECISION MACHINE & METAL FABRICATION (MACHINE SHOPS) in?

PRECISION MACHINE & METAL FABRICATION (MACHINE SHOPS) is in the SERC region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.9-year wait from queue request to operation.

Is PRECISION MACHINE & METAL FABRICATION (MACHINE SHOPS) in a flood zone?

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

How far is PRECISION MACHINE & METAL FABRICATION (MACHINE SHOPS) from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is C Spire Mississippi, about 53.6 miles away; 7 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, “PRECISION MACHINE & METAL FABRICATION (MACHINE SHOPS), Lee County, MS”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/mississippi/lee-county/precision-machine-metal-fabrication-machine-shops-17ee3a93 (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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