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Anderson County, Tennessee · SERC

DC Readiness
72.2
Excellent / 100

At a glance

BULL RUN is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Anderson County, Tennessee, scoring 72.2/100 DC Readiness — 1st of 81 scored sites in the county. Its nearest substation is BULL RUN (0 mi, 500 kV). It sits in the SERC grid region and the CITY OF CLINTON - (TN) service territory, where interconnection has averaged 3.9 years from request to operation. GridCensus catalogs 1,000 MW of candidate capacity here.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationBULL RUN
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage500 kV
Available capacity1,000 MW
UtilityCITY OF CLINTON - (TN)municipalfavorable to large load · state default

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookModerate
≈ 4.7 yrs typical interconnection wait

Middle-of-the-pack interconnection conditions for this grid.

ISO / RTO regionSERC
Queue depth1
Avg queue wait3.9 yrs
Recent queue wait4.7 yrs
Completion rate15%
Withdrawal rate85%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPLCUB Data Center
IXP distance13.7 mi
Fiber providers8
Fiber coverage14.0%

Site characteristics

Former usecoal
Existing capacity950 MW
Retirement date2023-09-01

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Water stress (WRI)Low
Wetlands (NWI)—
Critical habitat—
Superfund nearby—
Hazard sub-score62/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterFrontier (supercomputer)
DC distance10.5 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

Regulatory climate

Favorablestate posture · as of 2026-08

TVA territory, DC-friendly; fast vertically-integrated interconnection.

DC tax incentiveYes
Large-load threshold≥ 50 MW

TVA infrastructure-cost provisions apply to very large loads.

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

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How does BULL RUN compare with other sites in Anderson County?

BULL RUN ranks 1st of 81 scored candidate sites in Anderson County. Its 72.2/100 is about 27% above the county average of 57.0. It is about 27% above the Tennessee average of 57.0 and about 36% above the national average of 53.2.

Against the Tennessee average, its strongest sub-score is power availability (100 vs 42) and its weakest is fiber connectivity (69 vs 73). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is BULL RUN to power, fiber and other datacenters?

The nearest mapped substation, BULL RUN, is about 0 miles away and operates at 500 kV. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is LCUB Data Center at 13.7 miles. 8 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Frontier (supercomputer), 10.5 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at BULL RUN?

At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Anderson County "Relatively High".

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
100
Speed to power20%
75
Fiber connectivity12%
69
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
90
Natural hazard6%
62
Buildability7%
60
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
80
Land / acreage3%
47
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
45

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near BULL RUN
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
OAK RIDGE RESERVATION (USDOE)Brownfield161 kV0 MW3.9 yrs65.1
EC Near Bull RunGreenfield——3.9 yrs62.8
EC Coal Anderson CountyGreenfield——3.9 yrs62.8
Buffalo MountainBrownfield69 kV2 MW3.9 yrs62.5
EC Near Bull RunGreenfield——3.9 yrs62.3
ORNLSubstation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW3.9 yrs62.1
TAP152176Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW3.9 yrs62.0
TAP152196Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW3.9 yrs62.0

BULL RUN: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of BULL RUN?

BULL RUN scores 72.2/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated excellent. It ranks 1st of 81 scored sites in Anderson County. The Anderson County average is 57.0 and the Tennessee average is 57.0.

What is the nearest substation to BULL RUN?

The nearest mapped substation is BULL RUN, about 0 miles away, at 500 kV. GridCensus catalogs 1,000 MW of candidate capacity for the site.

Which electric utility serves BULL RUN?

CITY OF CLINTON - (TN) (municipal) holds the retail service territory that contains the site.

What grid region is BULL RUN in?

BULL RUN is in the SERC region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.9-year wait from queue request to operation.

How far is BULL RUN from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is LCUB Data Center, about 13.7 miles away; 8 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, “BULL RUN, Anderson County, TN”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/tennessee/anderson-county/bull-run-3c2315ec (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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