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Highway 223 East Site

Shovel-Ready

Madison County, Tennessee · SERC

DC Readiness
56.4
Good / 100

Highway 223 East Site is a shovel-ready datacenter candidate site in Madison County, Tennessee, interconnecting through SERC. It screens at 56.4/100 DC Readiness and a 1.0 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

UtilitySOUTHWEST TENNESSEE E M Ccooperativefavorable to large load · state default

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 IXPDataBank Memphis (MEM1)
IXP distance57.9 mi
Fiber providers6
Fiber coverage99.8%

Site characteristics

Site typeShovel-Ready

Risk & environment

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

Location context

Nearest datacenterDataBank Memphis (MEM1)
DC distance57.9 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (38)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.29¢/kWh
Industrial electricity6.14¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,600
Heating degree days3,600
Land price / acre$3,099

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%
30
Speed to power20%
75
Fiber connectivity12%
74
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
90
Natural hazard6%
62
Buildability7%
50
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 Madison County, ranked by DC Readiness.

Sites near Highway 223 East Site
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
JACKSONSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW1.0 yrs71.0
UNKNOWN170490Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW1.0 yrs63.1
TAP170624Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW1.0 yrs63.1
ALUMAXSubstation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW1.0 yrs63.1
TAP154818Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW1.0 yrs63.1
MADISON WESTSubstation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW1.0 yrs63.1
SOUTH JACKSONSubstation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW1.0 yrs63.1
UNKNOWN120825Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW1.0 yrs63.1

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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