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EC Coal Anderson County

Greenfield

Anderson County, Tennessee · SERC

DC Readiness
55.4
Good / 100

At a glance

EC Coal Anderson County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Anderson County, Tennessee, scoring 55.4/100 DC Readiness — 43rd of 81 scored sites in the county. 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.

Power & interconnection

Utility commercial rate0.11¢/kWh
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 distance22.6 mi
Fiber providers8
Fiber coverage14.0%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regioneastus
Cloud region distance262.0 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactAnderson County County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability45.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Deciduous Forest
Former usecoal mine

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.50
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score62/100
Construction cost index99.3 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterFrontier (supercomputer)
DC distance16.4 mi
Nearest rail2.1 mi
Nearest gas pipeline6.0 mi
Nearest fiber route207.7 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 EC Coal Anderson County compare with other sites in Anderson County?

EC Coal Anderson County ranks 43rd of 81 scored candidate sites in Anderson County. Its 55.4/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 57.0. It is roughly in line with the Tennessee average of 57.0 and roughly in line with the national average of 53.2.

Against the Tennessee average, its strongest sub-score is speed to power (59 vs 58) and its weakest is fiber connectivity (43 vs 73). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is EC Coal Anderson County to power, fiber and other datacenters?

For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is LCUB Data Center at 22.6 miles. 8 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Frontier (supercomputer), 16.4 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at EC Coal Anderson County?

The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk). WRI rates baseline water stress at 0.50 on a 0–5 scale. No mapped wetlands are recorded on the parcel. 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%
30
Speed to power20%
59
Fiber connectivity12%
43
Energy cost10%
90
Water risk7%
83
Natural hazard6%
62
Buildability7%
45
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
60
Land / acreage3%
47
Construction cost3%
67
Gas pipeline2%
81
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
45

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Coal Anderson County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
BULL RUNSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW3.9 yrs72.2
OAK RIDGE RESERVATION (USDOE)Brownfield161 kV0 MW3.9 yrs65.1
EC Coal Anderson CountyGreenfield——3.9 yrs62.8
EC Near Bull RunGreenfield——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

EC Coal Anderson County: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of EC Coal Anderson County?

EC Coal Anderson County scores 55.4/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated good. It ranks 43rd of 81 scored sites in Anderson County. The Anderson County average is 57.0 and the Tennessee average is 57.0.

Which electric utility serves EC Coal Anderson County?

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

What grid region is EC Coal Anderson County in?

EC Coal Anderson County is in the SERC region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.9-year wait from queue request to operation.

Is EC Coal Anderson County in a flood zone?

The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk).

Who owns EC Coal Anderson County?

Parcel records list the owner as TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY (private land).

How far is EC Coal Anderson County from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is LCUB Data Center, about 22.6 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, “EC Coal Anderson County, Anderson County, TN”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/tennessee/anderson-county/ec-coal-anderson-county-64eeaa72 (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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