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Datacenter Sites in Morgan County, Tennessee

Morgan County has 34 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 56.3/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 250 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Relatively High". The county has a datacenter tax incentive on record.

At a glance

Morgan County, Tennessee has 34 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 56.3/100 DC Readiness, roughly in line with the Tennessee average of 57.0. It ranks 16th of 87 Tennessee counties by number of sites and 55th by average score. The top-scoring site is EC Coal Morgan County · c3f3477b at 62.9/100.

34
Candidate sites
56.3/100
Avg DC Readiness
250 MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
Relatively High
Hazard rating
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≥ 7560–7540–60≤ 40
Top 25 in Morgan County

Site-selection context for Morgan County

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Datacenter tax incentive
10.92¢/kWh
Commercial electricity
5.61¢/kWh
Industrial electricity
3
Fiber providers
Low
Water stress
$4,274
Land price / acre
1,600
Cooling degree days
3,600
Heating degree days
58°F
Mean annual temp

Incentive detail: Sales tax exemption on DC equipment for $250M+ investments; no state income tax on wages.

How does Morgan County compare with other counties in Tennessee?

By number of scored sites, Morgan County ranks 16th of the 87 Tennessee counties with a county page, holding 1.6% of the state's 2,190 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 56.3/100 ranks 55th in the state and is roughly in line with the national average of 53.0. Nationally it has the 1141st-largest site inventory of 2,964 counties with five or more sites. 0 sites score 70 or higher and 19 score 55 or higher.

What types of datacenter sites are in Morgan County?

Former Mine sites are the most common (23, 68% of the county's inventory), followed by substation-adjacent (5) and greenfield (5). Site type reflects how the parcel was identified — next to a substation, on a former mine or brownfield, on industrial or federal excess land — and is scored on the same 14 factors either way.

What are power cost, hazard, water and fiber conditions in Morgan County?

Industrial electricity averages 5.61¢/kWh and commercial 10.92¢/kWh. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county "Relatively High" (38). WRI water stress is low. 3 fiber providers report service in the county. The climate runs 1,600 cooling degree days a year with a mean temperature of 58°F. Land is valued around $4,274 an acre.

By site type

Top datacenter sites in Morgan County

Top datacenter sites in Morgan County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
EC Coal Morgan CountyGreenfield——3.9 yrs62.9
EC Coal Morgan CountyGreenfield——3.9 yrs61.5
EC Coal Morgan CountyGreenfield——3.9 yrs61.1
EC Coal Morgan CountyGreenfield——3.9 yrs61.0
TAP152126Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.9 yrs59.5
TAP158667Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.9 yrs58.8
TAP159902Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.9 yrs58.4
UNKNOWN116724Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.9 yrs58.4
SUNBRIGHTSubstation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.9 yrs58.1
EC Coal Morgan CountyGreenfield——3.9 yrs57.5
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.9 yrs56.5
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.9 yrs56.5
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.9 yrs56.5
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.9 yrs56.2
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.9 yrs56.2
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.9 yrs56.0
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.9 yrs55.8
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.9 yrs55.8
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.9 yrs55.6
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.9 yrs54.9
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.9 yrs54.6
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.9 yrs54.5
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.9 yrs54.5
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.9 yrs54.4
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.9 yrs54.4

Every scored site in Morgan County

All 34 sites, best first.

Morgan County datacenter FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in Morgan County?

34 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 56.3/100 DC Readiness. That is the 16th-most of 87 Tennessee counties with five or more sites.

What is the highest-scoring datacenter site in Morgan County?

EC Coal Morgan County · c3f3477b scores 62.9/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 34 scored sites in Morgan County (a greenfield site).

Does Morgan County offer datacenter tax incentives?

Sales tax exemption on DC equipment for $250M+ investments; no state income tax on wages.

What is the natural-hazard risk in Morgan County?

FEMA's National Risk Index rates Morgan County as "Relatively High" (score 38).

What are industrial electricity rates in Morgan County?

Average industrial electricity is 5.61¢/kWh and commercial is 10.92¢/kWh in Morgan County.

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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 November 13, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: GridCensus, “Datacenter candidate sites in Morgan County, Tennessee”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/tennessee/morgan-county (data as of November 13, 2026).

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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