Frontier (supercomputer)
DatacenteractiveTN · Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Frontier (supercomputer) is an operating datacenter facility in TN, operated by Oak Ridge National Laboratory.. Existing datacenter clusters are a strong signal for new development: they confirm power availability, fiber peering, and a permitting precedent — which is why nearby candidate sites often inherit the same speed-to-power advantages.
Facility
Nearby internet exchanges
- Peace Communications KNX1Knoxville, TN · 5 networks
Other datacenters nearby
- Frontier (supercomputer)Oak Ridge National Laboratory · TN
- Peace Communications KNX1Peace Communications (Formerly Nexus Group) · Knoxville, TN
Nearby datacenter candidate sites
Scored candidate sites near Frontier (supercomputer), ranked by DC Readiness — useful for evaluating expansion or second-site options in the same power/fiber market.
| Site | Type | State | County | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BULL RUN | Substation-Adjacent | TN | Anderson County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 3.7 yrs | 75.7 |
| TAP152048 | Substation-Adjacent | TN | Knox County | 161 kV | 100 MW | 3.7 yrs | 74.1 |
| TAP155213 | Substation-Adjacent | TN | Knox County | 161 kV | 100 MW | 3.7 yrs | 73.8 |
| HEISKELL | Substation-Adjacent | TN | Knox County | 161 kV | 100 MW | 3.7 yrs | 73.8 |
| TAP152053 | Substation-Adjacent | TN | Knox County | 161 kV | 100 MW | 3.7 yrs | 73.5 |
| TAP152058 | Substation-Adjacent | TN | Knox County | 161 kV | 100 MW | 3.7 yrs | 73.5 |
| CROSS PARK | Substation-Adjacent | TN | Knox County | 161 kV | 100 MW | 3.7 yrs | 73.3 |
| TAP151179 | Substation-Adjacent | TN | Knox County | 161 kV | 100 MW | 3.7 yrs | 73.0 |
Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.
Datacenter records are derived from public facility datasets (PNNL and related sources) and may be incomplete or lag operational changes. Capacity and footprint are catalogued estimates — confirm operator, capacity, and availability directly with the facility.
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