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Mine Site

Former Mine

Roane County, Tennessee · SERC

DC Readiness
58.5
Good / 100

Mine Site is a former mine datacenter candidate site in Roane County, Tennessee, interconnecting through SERC. It screens at 58.5/100 DC Readiness and a 1.0 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

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 distance6.9 mi
Fiber providers5
Fiber coverage20.9%

Site characteristics

Site typeFormer Mine
Land contactRoane County County Assessor
Former useMining: Coal; Status: Abandoned
Cleanup statusAbandoned

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 distance2.5 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (38)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.69¢/kWh
Industrial electricity5.89¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,600
Heating degree days3,600
Land price / acre$6,039

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%
73
Fiber connectivity12%
74
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
90
Natural hazard6%
62
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
100
Land / acreage3%
47
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
45

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Mine Site
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN115540Substation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW1.0 yrs72.3
Greenfield (UNKNOWN115540 - WATTS BAR POWE)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW1.0 yrs65.9
Greenfield (BULL RUN - WATTS BAR POWER STA)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW1.0 yrs65.8
UNKNOWN152223Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW1.0 yrs65.1
TAP152167Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW1.0 yrs64.4
UNKNOWN116068Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW1.0 yrs64.1
TAP152182Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW1.0 yrs64.1
EC Coal Roane CountyGreenfield——3.7 yrs63.9

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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