OZ Unicoi

Greenfield

Unicoi County, Tennessee · SERC

DC Readiness
59.5
Good / 100

OZ Unicoi is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Unicoi County, Tennessee, interconnecting through SERC. It screens at 59.5/100 DC Readiness and a 3.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Utility commercial rate0.12¢/kWh

Speed to power

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

Connectivity

Nearest IXPERC Broadband
IXP distance38.6 mi
Fiber providers5
Fiber coverage96.4%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regioneastus
Cloud region distance166.5 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerKINGSPORT POWER CO
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability45.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Deciduous Forest

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.50
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score62/100
Construction cost index98.6 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterERC Broadband
DC distance38.6 mi
Nearest rail1.2 mi
Nearest gas pipeline6.0 mi
Nearest fiber route15.5 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (38)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.76¢/kWh
Industrial electricity6.72¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,600
Heating degree days3,600
Land price / acre$10,994

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

Full DC Readiness breakdown

All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power15%
67
Fiber connectivity12%
64
Energy cost10%
90
Water risk8%
90
Natural hazard8%
62
Buildability7%
45
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
45
Land / acreage3%
37
Construction cost3%
68
Gas pipeline2%
81
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
45

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near OZ Unicoi
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
Greenfield (CANE RIVER - NAGEL)Greenfield230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs68.1
UNKNOWN110179Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.7 yrs65.6
Greenfield (CANE RIVER - NAGEL)Greenfield230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs64.4
OZ UnicoiGreenfield3.7 yrs60.4
Morrill ElectricIndustrial43.7

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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