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Datacenter Sites in SMITH, Mississippi

SMITH has 16 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 54.4/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 800 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Relatively High". The county has a datacenter tax incentive on record.

At a glance

SMITH, Mississippi has 16 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 54.4/100 DC Readiness, roughly in line with the Mississippi average of 53.0. It ranks 54th of 80 Mississippi counties by number of sites and 17th by average score. The top-scoring site is Substation-Adjacent site · 8ee23b12 at 58.0/100.

16
Candidate sites
54.4/100
Avg DC Readiness
800 MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
Relatively High
Hazard rating
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Top 16 in SMITH

Site-selection context for SMITH

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Datacenter tax incentive
11.71¢/kWh
Commercial electricity
7.95¢/kWh
Industrial electricity
4
Fiber providers
Low
Water stress
$3,551
Land price / acre
2,400
Cooling degree days
2,400
Heating degree days
64°F
Mean annual temp

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

How does SMITH compare with other counties in Mississippi?

By number of scored sites, SMITH ranks 54th of the 80 Mississippi counties with a county page, holding 0.5% of the state's 3,104 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 54.4/100 ranks 17th in the state and is roughly in line with the national average of 53.0. Nationally it has the 1960th-largest site inventory of 2,964 counties with five or more sites. 0 sites score 70 or higher and 7 score 55 or higher.

What types of datacenter sites are in SMITH?

Manufacturing sites are the most common (8, 50% of the county's inventory), followed by substation-adjacent (7) and greenfield (1). 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 SMITH?

Industrial electricity averages 7.95¢/kWh and commercial 11.71¢/kWh. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county "Relatively High" (45). WRI water stress is low. 4 fiber providers report service in the county. The climate runs 2,400 cooling degree days a year with a mean temperature of 64°F. Land is valued around $3,551 an acre.

By site type

Top datacenter sites in SMITH

Top datacenter sites in SMITH
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN109392Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.9 yrs58.0
UNKNOWN109393Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.9 yrs58.0
UNKNOWN109396Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.9 yrs57.7
UNKNOWN109391Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.9 yrs57.5
TAP169504Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.9 yrs57.5
TAP169459Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.9 yrs57.5
UNKNOWN109394Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.9 yrs57.4
GEORGIA-PACIFIC CHEMICAL, LLC (ALL OTHER BASIC ORGANIC CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING)Manufacturing——3.9 yrs52.1
ROSEBURG FOREST PRODUCTS CO. (SAWMILLS)Manufacturing——3.9 yrs52.1
GEORGIA-PACIFIC LLC (SAWMILLS)Manufacturing——3.9 yrs52.1
GEORGIA-PACIFIC LLC, PLYWOOD PLT. (SOFTWOOD VENEER AND PLYWOOD MANUFACTURING)Manufacturing——3.9 yrs52.1
WARMKRAFT, INC. (ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND COMPONENT MANUFACTURING)Manufacturing——3.9 yrs52.0
SOLAR GROUP, INC. (HARDWARE MANUFACTURING)Manufacturing——3.9 yrs52.0
BRYANT MEATS, INC. (MEAT PROCESSED FROM CARCASSES)Manufacturing——3.9 yrs52.0
Greenfield (UNKNOWN109392 - SYLVARENA)Greenfield115 kV100 MW3.9 yrs51.3
BATTE & SONS, INC., JACK (SAWMILLS)Manufacturing——3.9 yrs50.9

Every scored site in SMITH

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SMITH datacenter FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in SMITH?

16 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 54.4/100 DC Readiness. That is the 54th-most of 80 Mississippi counties with five or more sites.

What is the highest-scoring datacenter site in SMITH?

Substation-Adjacent site · 8ee23b12 scores 58.0/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 16 scored sites in SMITH (a substation-adjacent site).

Does SMITH offer datacenter tax incentives?

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

What is the natural-hazard risk in SMITH?

FEMA's National Risk Index rates SMITH as "Relatively High" (score 45).

What are industrial electricity rates in SMITH?

Average industrial electricity is 7.95¢/kWh and commercial is 11.71¢/kWh in SMITH.

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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 SMITH, Mississippi”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/mississippi/smith (data as of November 12, 2026).

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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