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EC Coal Marion County

Greenfield

Marion, Tennessee · SERC

DC Readiness
61.7
Good / 100

EC Coal Marion County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Marion, Tennessee, interconnecting through SERC. It screens at 61.7/100 DC Readiness and a 3.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Utility commercial rate0.10¢/kWh
UtilitySEQUACHEE VALLEY ELECTRIC COOPcooperativefavorable to large load · state default

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookModerate
≈ 3.5 yrs typical interconnection wait

Middle-of-the-pack interconnection conditions for this grid.

ISO / RTO regionSERC
Queue depth1
Avg queue wait3.7 yrs
Recent queue wait3.5 yrs
Completion rate15%
Withdrawal rate85%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPDC BLOX CHA1 - DCBLOX Chattanooga
IXP distance23.0 mi
Fiber providers6
Fiber coverage98.2%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-east1
Cloud region distance350.6 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactMarion County County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability50.0/100
Former usecoal adjacent

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.50
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score62/100
Construction cost index126.1 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterGoogle Jackson County Data Center
DC distance19.4 mi
Nearest rail9.2 mi
Nearest gas pipeline0.3 mi
Nearest fiber route174.6 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (38)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity10.34¢/kWh
Industrial electricity6.55¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,600
Heating degree days3,600
Land price / acre$5,249

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%
68
Fiber connectivity12%
75
Energy cost10%
90
Water risk7%
90
Natural hazard6%
62
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
60
Land / acreage3%
47
Construction cost3%
45
Gas pipeline2%
99
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
45

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Coal Marion County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
NICKAJACK DAMSubstation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW1.0 yrs65.6
JASPERSubstation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW1.0 yrs65.6
TAP152970Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW1.0 yrs65.4
UNKNOWN114297Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW1.0 yrs64.3
OZ MarionGreenfield3.7 yrs62.5
EC Coal Marion CountyGreenfield3.7 yrs61.5
EC Coal Marion CountyGreenfield3.7 yrs61.1
Mine SiteFormer Mine1.0 yrs59.4

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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