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Datacenter Sites in Fentress County, Tennessee

Fentress County has 36 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 53.1/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 100 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Relatively High". The county has a datacenter tax incentive on record.

At a glance

Fentress County, Tennessee has 36 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 53.1/100 DC Readiness, roughly in line with the Tennessee average of 57.0. It ranks 14th of 87 Tennessee counties by number of sites and 79th by average score. The top-scoring site is OZ Fentress at 61.2/100.

36
Candidate sites
53.1/100
Avg DC Readiness
100 MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
Relatively High
Hazard rating
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Top 25 in Fentress County

Site-selection context for Fentress County

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Datacenter tax incentive
10.31¢/kWh
Commercial electricity
5.39¢/kWh
Industrial electricity
2
Fiber providers
Low
Water stress
$4,211
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 Fentress County compare with other counties in Tennessee?

By number of scored sites, Fentress County ranks 14th of the 87 Tennessee counties with a county page, holding 1.6% of the state's 2,190 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 53.1/100 ranks 79th in the state and is roughly in line with the national average of 53.0. Nationally it has the 1072nd-largest site inventory of 2,964 counties with five or more sites. 0 sites score 70 or higher and 6 score 55 or higher.

What types of datacenter sites are in Fentress County?

Former Mine sites are the most common (27, 75% of the county's inventory), followed by greenfield (6) and industrial (2). 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 Fentress County?

Industrial electricity averages 5.39¢/kWh and commercial 10.31¢/kWh. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county "Relatively High" (38). WRI water stress is low. 2 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 $4,211 an acre.

By site type

Top datacenter sites in Fentress County

Top datacenter sites in Fentress County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
OZ FentressGreenfield——3.9 yrs61.2
EC Coal Fentress CountyGreenfield——3.9 yrs60.8
NEW JAMESTOWNSubstation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW3.9 yrs58.5
EC FFE Fentress CountyGreenfield——3.9 yrs58.3
EC Coal Fentress CountyGreenfield——3.9 yrs58.3
EC Coal Fentress CountyGreenfield——3.9 yrs58.0
EC Coal Fentress CountyGreenfield——3.9 yrs53.8
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.9 yrs52.3
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.9 yrs52.1
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.9 yrs52.1
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.9 yrs52.1
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.9 yrs52.1
Mid-South ElectronicsIndustrial——3.9 yrs52.1
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.9 yrs52.1
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.9 yrs52.1
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.9 yrs52.0
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.9 yrs52.0
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.9 yrs51.9
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.9 yrs51.9
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.9 yrs51.9
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.9 yrs51.9
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.9 yrs51.9
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.9 yrs51.9
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.9 yrs51.9
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.9 yrs51.8

Every scored site in Fentress County

All 36 sites, best first.

Fentress County datacenter FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in Fentress County?

36 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 53.1/100 DC Readiness. That is the 14th-most of 87 Tennessee counties with five or more sites.

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

OZ Fentress scores 61.2/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 36 scored sites in Fentress County (a greenfield site).

Does Fentress 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 Fentress County?

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

What are industrial electricity rates in Fentress County?

Average industrial electricity is 5.39¢/kWh and commercial is 10.31¢/kWh in Fentress 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 12, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: GridCensus, “Datacenter candidate sites in Fentress County, Tennessee”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/tennessee/fentress-county (data as of November 12, 2026).

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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