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EC Coal Van Buren County

Greenfield

Van Buren County, Tennessee · SERC

DC Readiness
59.0
Good / 100

EC Coal Van Buren County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Van Buren County, Tennessee, interconnecting through SERC. It screens at 59.0/100 DC Readiness and a 3.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Utility commercial rate0.12¢/kWh
UtilityCANEY FORK ELECTRIC COOP, INCcooperativefavorable 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 CHA1
IXP distance44.5 mi
Fiber providers3
Fiber coverage99.3%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-2
Cloud region distance324.9 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactVan Buren County County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability45.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Deciduous Forest
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 index98.6 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterPeace Communications CHA1
DC distance44.5 mi
Nearest rail11.8 mi
Nearest gas pipeline6.0 mi
Nearest fiber route195.5 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (38)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.69¢/kWh
Industrial electricity6.32¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,600
Heating degree days3,600
Land price / acre$4,510

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%
66
Energy cost10%
90
Water risk7%
78
Natural hazard6%
62
Buildability7%
45
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
47
Construction cost3%
68
Gas pipeline2%
81
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
45

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Coal Van Buren County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
OZ Van BurenGreenfield——3.7 yrs58.6
Mine SiteFormer Mine——1.0 yrs56.0
Mine SiteFormer Mine——1.0 yrs55.9
Mine SiteFormer Mine——1.0 yrs55.5
Mine SiteFormer Mine——1.0 yrs55.4
Mine SiteFormer Mine——1.0 yrs55.3
Mine SiteFormer Mine——1.0 yrs55.2
Mine SiteFormer Mine——1.0 yrs55.1

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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