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EC Coal Scott County

Greenfield

Scott County, Tennessee · SERC

DC Readiness
62.3
Good / 100

EC Coal Scott County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Scott County, Tennessee, interconnecting through SERC. It screens at 62.3/100 DC Readiness and a 3.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Utility commercial rate0.11¢/kWh
UtilityPLATEAU ELECTRIC COOPERATIVEcooperativefavorable 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 IXPPeace Communications KNX1
IXP distance46.8 mi
Fiber providers3
Fiber coverage100.0%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-2
Cloud region distance249.4 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactScott County County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability90.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, Open Space
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 index64.8 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterFrontier (supercomputer)
DC distance41.3 mi
Nearest rail3.9 mi
Nearest gas pipeline32.5 mi
Nearest fiber route38.5 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (38)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.18¢/kWh
Industrial electricity6.58¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,600
Heating degree days3,600
Land price / acre$3,689

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%
67
Fiber connectivity12%
70
Energy cost10%
90
Water risk7%
84
Natural hazard6%
62
Buildability7%
90
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
47
Construction cost3%
96
Gas pipeline2%
0
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
45

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Coal Scott County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
WINFIELDSubstation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW1.0 yrs63.0
HUNTSVILLESubstation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW1.0 yrs63.0
ONEIDASubstation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW1.0 yrs63.0
EC Coal Scott CountyGreenfield——3.7 yrs62.2
EC Coal Scott CountyGreenfield——3.7 yrs61.6
OZ ScottGreenfield——3.7 yrs61.1
EC Coal Scott CountyGreenfield——3.7 yrs60.3
UNKNOWN158663Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW1.0 yrs60.1

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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