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Eagle Market Development

Industrial

Buncombe County, North Carolina · SERC

DC Readiness
52.9
Fair / 100

Eagle Market Development is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Buncombe County, North Carolina, interconnecting through SERC. It screens at 52.9/100 DC Readiness and a 5.3 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

UtilityDUKE ENERGY CAROLINAS, LLCinvestor ownedmoderate to large load · terms ≥ 100 MWLarge Load Customer terms (≥100 MW): minimum bills, contract demand · 10 yr

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookConstrained
≈ 5.3 yrs typical interconnection wait

Deep queue and long historical waits — plan for a multi-year interconnection timeline and engage the utility early.

ISO / RTO regionSERC
Queue depth177
Avg queue wait5.3 yrs
Recent queue wait5.3 yrs
Completion rate14%
Withdrawal rate86%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPERC Broadband
IXP distance0.4 mi
Fiber providers9
Fiber coverage37.2%

Site characteristics

Site typeIndustrial

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Water stress (WRI)Low
Wetlands (NWI)—
Critical habitat—
Superfund nearby—
Hazard sub-score58/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterERC Broadband
DC distance0.4 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (42)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.05¢/kWh
Industrial electricity8.44¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,600
Heating degree days3,300
Land price / acre$11,802

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 and electricity for $75M+ investments; property tax abatement.

Site location

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

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Full DC Readiness breakdown

All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power20%
55
Fiber connectivity12%
63
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
84
Natural hazard6%
58
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
100
Land / acreage3%
46
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
45

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Eagle Market Development
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN109907Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.3 yrs68.8
EC Coal Buncombe CountyGreenfield——5.3 yrs65.1
EC Coal Buncombe CountyGreenfield——5.3 yrs64.9
OZ BuncombeGreenfield——5.3 yrs64.8
CRAGGYSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.3 yrs64.6
Riverside Landfill SolarBrownfield115 kV5 MW5.3 yrs63.4
TAP145608Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW5.3 yrs61.4
UNKNOWN154525Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW5.3 yrs61.4

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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