EC Coal Fentress County

Greenfield

Fentress County, Tennessee · SERC

DC Readiness
60.3
Good / 100

EC Coal Fentress County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Fentress County, Tennessee, interconnecting through SERC. It screens at 60.3/100 DC Readiness and a 3.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Utility commercial rate0.10¢/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 IXPPeace Communications KNX1
IXP distance56.7 mi
Fiber providers2
Fiber coverage100.0%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-2
Cloud region distance265.9 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerEAST KENTUCKY POWER COOP, INC
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability45.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Deciduous Forest
Former usecoal adjacent

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.50
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score62/100
Construction cost index56.7 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterFrontier (supercomputer)
DC distance41.4 mi
Nearest rail10.9 mi
Nearest gas pipeline15.6 mi
Nearest fiber route57.3 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (38)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity10.31¢/kWh
Industrial electricity5.39¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,600
Heating degree days3,600
Land price / acre$4,211

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%
66
Energy cost10%
90
Water risk8%
90
Natural hazard8%
62
Buildability7%
45
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
49
Construction cost3%
100
Gas pipeline2%
50
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
45

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Coal Fentress County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
TAP155465Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW3.7 yrs68.1
TAP155474Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW3.7 yrs65.5
OZ FentressGreenfield3.7 yrs63.1
Greenfield (TAP155465 - TAP155466)Greenfield161 kV100 MW3.7 yrs62.9
EC Coal Fentress CountyGreenfield3.7 yrs62.8
Greenfield (HUNTSVILLE - TAP155465)Greenfield161 kV100 MW3.7 yrs61.0
Greenfield (HUNTSVILLE - TAP155465)Greenfield161 kV100 MW3.7 yrs60.5
EC FFE Fentress CountyGreenfield3.7 yrs60.3

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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