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Buffalo Mountain

Brownfield

Anderson County, Tennessee · SERC

DC Readiness
64.6
Good / 100

Buffalo Mountain is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Anderson County, Tennessee, interconnecting through SERC. It screens at 64.6/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 2 MW of candidate capacity and a 1.0 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationUNKNOWN156389
Substation distance0.6 mi
Substation voltage69 kV
Available capacity2 MW
Utility commercial rate0.11¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionSERC
Queue depth1
Avg queue wait1.0 yrs

Connectivity

Nearest IXPLCUB Data Center
IXP distance14.2 mi
Fiber providers8
Fiber coverage14.0%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-2
Cloud region distance280.4 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Former usemine
Existing capacity2 MW
Cleanup statuscleanup_complete

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.50
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteRITE AID 01309
Hazard sub-score52/100
Construction cost index99.3 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterFrontier (supercomputer)
DC distance7.7 mi
Nearest rail0.6 mi
Nearest gas pipeline2.6 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (38)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity10.77¢/kWh
Industrial electricity5.90¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,600
Heating degree days3,600
Land price / acre$7,843

Incentive detail: Sales tax exemption on DC equipment for $250M+ investments; no state income tax on wages.

Site location

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

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
36
Speed to power15%
62
Fiber connectivity12%
68
Energy cost10%
100
Water risk8%
87
Natural hazard8%
52
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
80
Land / acreage3%
56
Construction cost3%
67
Gas pipeline2%
92
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
45

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Buffalo Mountain
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
BULL RUNSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW1.0 yrs70.7
OAK RIDGE RESERVATION (USDOE)Brownfield161 kV0 MW1.0 yrs67.6
EC Near Bull RunGreenfield3.7 yrs64.8
EC Coal Anderson CountyGreenfield3.7 yrs64.5
EC Near Bull RunGreenfield3.7 yrs63.7
ORNLSubstation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW1.0 yrs63.5
TAP152176Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW1.0 yrs63.2
SPALL NSSubstation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW1.0 yrs63.2

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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