Fillmore Street
IndustrialKnox County, Tennessee · SERC
At a glance
Fillmore Street is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Knox County, Tennessee, scoring 57.7/100 DC Readiness — 103rd of 122 scored sites in the county. It sits in the SERC grid region and the KNOXVILLE UTILITIES BOARD service territory, where interconnection has averaged 3.9 years from request to operation.
Power & interconnection
Speed to power
Middle-of-the-pack interconnection conditions for this grid.
Connectivity
Site characteristics
Risk & environment
Location context
Regulatory climate
TVA territory, DC-friendly; fast vertically-integrated interconnection.
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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How does Fillmore Street compare with other sites in Knox County?
Fillmore Street ranks 103rd of 122 scored candidate sites in Knox County. Its 57.7/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 60.3. It is roughly in line with the Tennessee average of 57.0 and roughly in line with the national average of 53.2.
Against the Tennessee average, its strongest sub-score is fiber connectivity (99 vs 73) and its weakest is natural hazard (47 vs 61). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.
How close is Fillmore Street to power, fiber and other datacenters?
For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Peace Communications KNX1 at 1.8 miles. 11 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Peace Communications KNX1, 1.8 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Fillmore Street?
The site is in FEMA flood zone AE, a Special Flood Hazard Area — land with at least a 1% annual chance of flooding. At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Knox County "Relatively High".
Full DC Readiness breakdown
All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.
Nearby comparable sites
Other scored datacenter candidate sites in Knox County, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VOLUNTEER | Substation-Adjacent | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 3.9 yrs | 71.5 |
| OZ Knox | Greenfield | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 67.1 |
| OZ Knox | Greenfield | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 66.7 |
| OZ Knox | Greenfield | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 65.1 |
| LONSDALE | Substation-Adjacent | 161 kV | 100 MW | 3.9 yrs | 64.6 |
| OZ Knox | Greenfield | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 64.5 |
| KNOX | Substation-Adjacent | 161 kV | 100 MW | 3.9 yrs | 64.1 |
| TAP155233 | Substation-Adjacent | 161 kV | 100 MW | 3.9 yrs | 64.1 |
Fillmore Street: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of Fillmore Street?
Fillmore Street scores 57.7/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated good. It ranks 103rd of 122 scored sites in Knox County. The Knox County average is 60.3 and the Tennessee average is 57.0.
Which electric utility serves Fillmore Street?
KNOXVILLE UTILITIES BOARD (municipal) holds the retail service territory that contains the site.
What grid region is Fillmore Street in?
Fillmore Street is in the SERC region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.9-year wait from queue request to operation.
Is Fillmore Street in a flood zone?
The site is in FEMA flood zone AE, a Special Flood Hazard Area — land with at least a 1% annual chance of flooding.
How far is Fillmore Street from an internet exchange?
The nearest internet exchange facility is Peace Communications KNX1, about 1.8 miles away; 11 fiber providers report service at the location.
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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 October 10, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: GridCensus, “Fillmore Street, Knox County, TN”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/tennessee/knox-county/fillmore-street-15ce7676 (data as of October 10, 2026).
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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