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Datacenter Sites in Claiborne County, Tennessee

Claiborne County has 69 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 54.4/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 450 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Relatively High". The county has a datacenter tax incentive on record.

At a glance

Claiborne County, Tennessee has 69 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 54.4/100 DC Readiness, roughly in line with the Tennessee average of 57.0. It ranks 8th of 87 Tennessee counties by number of sites and 73rd by average score. The top-scoring site is OZ Claiborne at 61.6/100.

69
Candidate sites
54.4/100
Avg DC Readiness
450 MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
Relatively High
Hazard rating
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Top 25 in Claiborne County

Site-selection context for Claiborne County

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Datacenter tax incentive
10.29¢/kWh
Commercial electricity
6.76¢/kWh
Industrial electricity
4
Fiber providers
Low
Water stress
$4,395
Land price / acre
1,600
Cooling degree days
3,600
Heating degree days
58°F
Mean annual temp

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

How does Claiborne County compare with other counties in Tennessee?

By number of scored sites, Claiborne County ranks 8th of the 87 Tennessee counties with a county page, holding 3.2% of the state's 2,190 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 54.4/100 ranks 73rd in the state and is roughly in line with the national average of 53.0. Nationally it has the 535th-largest site inventory of 2,964 counties with five or more sites. 0 sites score 70 or higher and 12 score 55 or higher.

What types of datacenter sites are in Claiborne County?

Former Mine sites are the most common (55, 80% of the county's inventory), followed by substation-adjacent (6) and greenfield (6). Site type reflects how the parcel was identified — next to a substation, on a former mine or brownfield, on industrial or federal excess land — and is scored on the same 14 factors either way.

What are power cost, hazard, water and fiber conditions in Claiborne County?

Industrial electricity averages 6.76¢/kWh and commercial 10.29¢/kWh. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county "Relatively High" (38). WRI water stress is low. 4 fiber providers report service in the county. The climate runs 1,600 cooling degree days a year with a mean temperature of 58°F. Land is valued around $4,395 an acre.

By site type

Top datacenter sites in Claiborne County

Top datacenter sites in Claiborne County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
OZ ClaiborneGreenfield——3.9 yrs61.6
TAP153133Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW3.9 yrs61.5
TAZEWELLSubstation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW3.9 yrs61.4
EC Coal Claiborne CountyGreenfield——3.9 yrs60.9
CEDAR GROVESubstation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW3.9 yrs60.3
EC Coal Claiborne CountyGreenfield——3.9 yrs59.1
EC FFE Claiborne CountyGreenfield——3.9 yrs58.4
EC Coal Claiborne CountyGreenfield——3.9 yrs58.0
UNKNOWN158733Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.9 yrs57.9
HARROGATESubstation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.9 yrs57.8
UNKNOWN157295Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.9 yrs57.5
EC Coal Claiborne CountyGreenfield——3.9 yrs57.2
Tazewell Oil/Brooks Furniture PropertyIndustrial——3.9 yrs54.7
Tazewell Oil/ Brooks Furniture PropertyIndustrial——3.9 yrs54.7
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.9 yrs54.5
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.9 yrs53.9
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.9 yrs53.8
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.9 yrs53.8
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.9 yrs53.7
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.9 yrs53.7
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.9 yrs53.7
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.9 yrs53.7
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.9 yrs53.7
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.9 yrs53.7
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.9 yrs53.7

Every scored site in Claiborne County

All 69 sites, best first.

Claiborne County datacenter FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in Claiborne County?

69 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 54.4/100 DC Readiness. That is the 8th-most of 87 Tennessee counties with five or more sites.

What is the highest-scoring datacenter site in Claiborne County?

OZ Claiborne scores 61.6/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 69 scored sites in Claiborne County (a greenfield site).

Does Claiborne County offer datacenter tax incentives?

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

What is the natural-hazard risk in Claiborne County?

FEMA's National Risk Index rates Claiborne County as "Relatively High" (score 38).

What are industrial electricity rates in Claiborne County?

Average industrial electricity is 6.76¢/kWh and commercial is 10.29¢/kWh in Claiborne County.

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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 November 13, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: GridCensus, “Datacenter candidate sites in Claiborne County, Tennessee”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/tennessee/claiborne-county (data as of November 13, 2026).

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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