Datacenter Sites in Tennessee
Tennessee has 2,550 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 61.9/100 DC Readiness. Greenfield parcels lead the inventory (799 sites). Most sites interconnect through SERC. The state's candidate sites carry a catalogued aggregate of 313.4k MW and average a 3.5 yrs interconnection-queue wait.
2,550
Candidate sites
61.9/100
Avg DC Readiness
313.4k MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
3.5 yrs
Avg queue wait
By site type
Average sub-score profile
How Tennessee's candidate sites score on each DC Readiness dimension (0–100 average).
Power availability
40.2
Speed-to-power
69.1
Fiber
69.0
Water
89.0
Hazard resilience
58.9
Top 25 datacenter sites in Tennessee
Ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | County | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIN HOOK | Substation-Adjacent | Davidson County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 1.0 yrs | 75.2 |
| RACCOON MOUNTAIN | Substation-Adjacent | Hamilton County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 1.0 yrs | 74.6 |
| FREEPORT | Substation-Adjacent | DeSoto County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 1.0 yrs | 73.5 |
| CORDOVA | Substation-Adjacent | Shelby County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 1.0 yrs | 73.4 |
| VOLUNTEER | Substation-Adjacent | Knox County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 1.0 yrs | 73.1 |
| SHELBY | Substation-Adjacent | Tipton County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 1.0 yrs | 73.0 |
| DAVIDSON | Substation-Adjacent | Williamson County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 1.0 yrs | 72.9 |
| WILSON | Substation-Adjacent | Wilson County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 1.0 yrs | 72.8 |
| RUTHERFORD | Substation-Adjacent | Rutherford County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 1.0 yrs | 72.8 |
| MONTGOMERY | Substation-Adjacent | Montgomery County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 1.0 yrs | 72.1 |
| UNKNOWN115420 | Substation-Adjacent | Hamilton County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 1.0 yrs | 71.3 |
| Music City Solar | Brownfield | Davidson | — | 2 MW | 1.0 yrs | 71.3 |
| BULL RUN | Substation-Adjacent | Anderson County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 1.0 yrs | 70.7 |
| TAP155407 | Substation-Adjacent | Bradley County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 1.0 yrs | 70.5 |
| UNKNOWN115540 | Substation-Adjacent | Roane County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 1.0 yrs | 70.3 |
| MAURY | Substation-Adjacent | Maury County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 1.0 yrs | 69.7 |
| OZ Hamilton | Greenfield | Hamilton | — | — | 3.7 yrs | 69.6 |
| JOHNSONVILLE | Substation-Adjacent | Benton County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 1.0 yrs | 69.3 |
| Volkswagen Chattanooga | Brownfield | Hamilton | 161 kV | 10 MW | 1.0 yrs | 69.2 |
| OZ Hamilton | Greenfield | Hamilton | — | — | 3.7 yrs | 69.0 |
| OZ Davidson | Greenfield | Davidson | — | — | 3.7 yrs | 69.0 |
| OZ Knox | Greenfield | Knox | — | — | 3.7 yrs | 68.8 |
| NAGEL | Substation-Adjacent | Scott County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 1.0 yrs | 68.8 |
| OZ Hamilton | Greenfield | Hamilton | — | — | 3.7 yrs | 68.8 |
| OZ Davidson | Greenfield | Davidson | — | — | 3.7 yrs | 68.7 |
Counties in Tennessee
91 counties with five or more scored sites.
Campbell County139 · 56.4Cumberland County91 · 57.6Knox County90 · 63.9Shelby89 · 65.8Anderson County85 · 62.1Davidson County84 · 67.5Scott County81 · 56.3Hamilton County77 · 64.4Claiborne County65 · 56.1Bledsoe County53 · 56.6Rutherford County49 · 65.0Marion County44 · 59.7Madison43 · 64.8Fentress County41 · 55.7Roane County41 · 64.5Sullivan County38 · 61.3Hawkins37 · 63.1Montgomery County33 · 67.2Putnam County33 · 62.2Rhea County33 · 58.3Humphreys County32 · 60.6Maury County32 · 65.4Williamson County32 · 70.1Sequatchie County31 · 58.5Washington County31 · 61.7Hardin County30 · 58.4Morgan County30 · 57.5Blount County29 · 62.9Benton28 · 61.9Loudon28 · 66.5Wilson County27 · 67.4Bradley County26 · 64.7Fayette County26 · 66.9Obion County26 · 61.4Tipton County26 · 66.7Franklin County24 · 62.7Grundy County24 · 58.7Sumner County24 · 68.9Weakley County24 · 62.9Hickman County23 · 62.3Lawrence County22 · 61.3McMinn County22 · 62.9Grainger County21 · 61.2Greene County21 · 61.9Haywood County21 · 62.2Lauderdale County21 · 63.6Robertson County20 · 68.6Coffee County19 · 62.7Hamblen County19 · 64.6Van Buren County19 · 56.4Bedford County18 · 64.7Gibson18 · 62.6Smith County18 · 61.0Carter County17 · 60.4Cocke17 · 59.1Dyer County17 · 61.2Jefferson County17 · 63.4McNairy County17 · 61.3Meigs County17 · 65.5Sevier County17 · 63.5Carroll County16 · 61.1Cheatham County16 · 67.5Dickson County16 · 66.5Houston County16 · 65.0Lincoln County15 · 62.5Marshall County15 · 64.2Henderson County14 · 62.2Lewis County14 · 62.1Overton County14 · 57.9Trousdale County14 · 65.6Giles County13 · 62.1Hardeman13 · 62.4Polk County13 · 60.8Union County13 · 65.3Henry County12 · 62.8Warren County12 · 63.1DeKalb County11 · 62.4Johnson County10 · 60.9Stewart County10 · 62.6White County10 · 59.7Lake County9 · 58.1Monroe County9 · 58.8Moore County9 · 63.0Crockett County8 · 61.7Decatur County8 · 58.5Jackson County8 · 59.1Pickett County7 · 55.7Chester County6 · 64.5Macon County6 · 60.2Unicoi County6 · 62.5Wayne County6 · 59.2
Tennessee datacenter site selection FAQ
- How many datacenter sites are in Tennessee?
- GridCensus catalogs 2,550 scored datacenter candidate sites in Tennessee, with an average DC Readiness score of 61.9/100.
- What is the average interconnection-queue wait in Tennessee?
- Candidate sites in Tennessee average a 3.5 yrs interconnection-queue wait, with an average queue depth of 12 projects.
- What kind of datacenter sites are most common in Tennessee?
- Greenfield sites are the most common category in Tennessee (799 sites), and most sites fall within the SERC grid region.
Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.
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