OZ Rankin
GreenfieldRankin County, Mississippi · MISO
At a glance
OZ Rankin is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Rankin County, Mississippi, scoring 53.3/100 DC Readiness — 27th of 111 scored sites in the county. It sits in the MISO grid region and the ENTERGY MISSISSIPPI LLC service territory, where interconnection has averaged 4.3 years from request to operation.
Power & interconnection
Speed to power
Middle-of-the-pack interconnection conditions for this grid.
Connectivity
Site characteristics
Risk & environment
Location context
Regulatory climate
No notable statewide DC restriction on record; confirm local zoning and utility tariffs.
Incentive detail: Sales tax exemption on DC equipment for $50M+ investments; fee-in-lieu of property tax.
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How does OZ Rankin compare with other sites in Rankin County?
OZ Rankin ranks 27th of 111 scored candidate sites in Rankin County. Its 53.3/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 53.3. 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 water (92 vs 90) and its weakest is natural hazard (30 vs 54). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.
How close is OZ Rankin to power, fiber and other datacenters?
For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is C Spire Mississippi at 118.7 miles. 7 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Amazon Web Services, 13.7 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at OZ Rankin?
The site is in FEMA flood zone AE, 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. Mapped wetlands (National Wetlands Inventory) are present on the parcel. At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Rankin 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 Rankin County, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNKNOWN109674 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 4.3 yrs | 62.2 |
| SOUTH JACKSON | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 4.3 yrs | 62.2 |
| UNKNOWN109661 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 4.3 yrs | 62.1 |
| UNKNOWN109660 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 4.3 yrs | 62.1 |
| UNKNOWN109670 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 4.3 yrs | 62.0 |
| UNKNOWN109659 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 4.3 yrs | 61.8 |
| TAP142158 | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 4.3 yrs | 58.6 |
| UNKNOWN110086 | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 4.3 yrs | 58.6 |
OZ Rankin: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of OZ Rankin?
OZ Rankin scores 53.3/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 27th of 111 scored sites in Rankin County. The Rankin County average is 53.3 and the Mississippi average is 53.0.
Which electric utility serves OZ Rankin?
ENTERGY MISSISSIPPI LLC (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site; its holding company is ENTERGY CORP.
What grid region is OZ Rankin in?
OZ Rankin is in the MISO region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 4.3-year wait from queue request to operation.
Is OZ Rankin 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.
Who owns OZ Rankin?
Parcel records list the owner as Spell Mary Alfreda & (private land).
How far is OZ Rankin from an internet exchange?
The nearest internet exchange facility is C Spire Mississippi, about 118.7 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, “OZ Rankin, Rankin County, MS”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/mississippi/rankin-county/oz-rankin-dfb76af2 (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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