OZ Clay

Greenfield

Clay, Tennessee · SERC

DC Readiness
61.5
Good / 100

OZ Clay is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Clay, Tennessee, interconnecting through SERC. It screens at 61.5/100 DC Readiness and a 3.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Utility commercial rate0.11¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionSERC
Queue depth1
Avg queue wait3.7 yrs
Recent queue wait3.5 yrs
Completion rate15%
Withdrawal rate85%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPLost River Data Center
IXP distance62.8 mi
Fiber providers2
Fiber coverage99.9%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-2
Cloud region distance271.2 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerTENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability92.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, Low Intensity

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.50
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteUS ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS DALE HOLLOW P
Hazard sub-score52/100
Construction cost index48.3 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterMeta Gallatin Data Center
DC distance51.1 mi
Nearest rail3.0 mi
Nearest gas pipeline20.8 mi
Nearest fiber route186.0 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (38)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.15¢/kWh
Industrial electricity6.76¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,600
Heating degree days3,600
Land price / acre$3,793

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

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power15%
67
Fiber connectivity12%
57
Energy cost10%
90
Water risk8%
92
Natural hazard8%
52
Buildability7%
92
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
49
Construction cost3%
100
Gas pipeline2%
33
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
45

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near OZ Clay
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
EC FFE Clay CountyGreenfield3.7 yrs58.9
Mine SiteFormer Mine45.6
Sola Hevi-DutyIndustrial42.8

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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