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NEW JAMESTOWN

Substation-Adjacent

Fentress County, Tennessee · SERC

DC Readiness
61.5
Good / 100

NEW JAMESTOWN is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Fentress County, Tennessee, interconnecting through SERC. It screens at 61.5/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 100 MW of candidate capacity and a 1.0 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationNEW JAMESTOWN
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage161 kV
Available capacity100 MW
UtilityVOLUNTEER ELECTRIC COOPcooperativefavorable to large load · terms ≥ 50 MW

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookFavorable
≈ 1.0 yrs typical interconnection wait

Shorter queues and healthier completion here — a faster path to energization than the national norm.

ISO / RTO regionSERC
Queue depth1
Avg queue wait1.0 yrs

Connectivity

Nearest IXPLCUB Data Center
IXP distance54.0 mi
Fiber providers2
Fiber coverage100.0%

Site characteristics

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Water stress (WRI)Low
Wetlands (NWI)—
Critical habitat—
Superfund nearby—
Hazard sub-score62/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterFrontier (supercomputer)
DC distance47.9 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

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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Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
60
Speed to power20%
75
Fiber connectivity12%
62
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
90
Natural hazard6%
62
Buildability7%
60
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
47
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
45

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near NEW JAMESTOWN
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
OZ FentressGreenfield——3.7 yrs63.0
EC Coal Fentress CountyGreenfield——3.7 yrs62.7
EC Coal Fentress CountyGreenfield——3.7 yrs60.3
EC FFE Fentress CountyGreenfield——3.7 yrs60.2
EC Coal Fentress CountyGreenfield——3.7 yrs59.9
EC Coal Fentress CountyGreenfield——3.7 yrs55.8
Mine SiteFormer Mine——1.0 yrs55.3
Mine SiteFormer Mine——1.0 yrs55.1

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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