SERC Datacenter Sites
SERC Reliability Corporation
SERC covers much of the Southeast, a region of vertically integrated utilities, aggressive economic-development incentives, and accelerating datacenter recruitment in Georgia, the Carolinas, and Tennessee.
14,283
Candidate sites
58.5/100
Avg DC Readiness
968.3k MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
1.4 yrs
Avg queue wait
Member states
- Florida4,323
- Alabama3,097
- Georgia2,455
- Tennessee2,130
- South Carolina2,047
- Alaska150
- Kentucky27
- Mississippi12
- North Carolina12
- Virginia12
- Arkansas4
- Illinois2
- North Dakota2
- Michigan2
- Indiana2
- Missouri1
- Wisconsin1
- Washington1
- Oklahoma1
- Pennsylvania1
- Iowa1
By site type
- Substation-Adjacent6,259
- Industrial3,186
- Greenfield2,285
- Former Mine2,125
- Federal Excess327
- Brownfield56
- Shovel-Ready45
Average sub-score profile
Power availability
43.1
Speed-to-power
74.0
Fiber
70.8
Water
83.2
Hazard resilience
53.7
Top 25 datacenter sites in SERC
| Site | Type | State | County | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIN HOOK | Substation-Adjacent | TN | Davidson County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 1.0 yrs | 75.8 |
| RACCOON MOUNTAIN | Substation-Adjacent | TN | Hamilton County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 1.0 yrs | 75.0 |
| NORCROSS | Substation-Adjacent | GA | Gwinnett County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 1.0 yrs | 74.6 |
| VOLUNTEER | Substation-Adjacent | TN | Knox County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 1.0 yrs | 74.5 |
| MONTGOMERY | Substation-Adjacent | TN | Montgomery County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 1.0 yrs | 74.5 |
| DAVIDSON | Substation-Adjacent | TN | Williamson County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 1.0 yrs | 74.4 |
| WILSON | Substation-Adjacent | TN | Wilson County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 1.0 yrs | 74.4 |
| SHELBY | Substation-Adjacent | TN | Tipton County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 1.0 yrs | 74.3 |
| NEWPORT TIE | Substation-Adjacent | SC | York County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 1.0 yrs | 74.3 |
| FREEPORT | Substation-Adjacent | TN | DeSoto County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 1.0 yrs | 74.3 |
| CORDOVA | Substation-Adjacent | TN | Shelby County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 1.0 yrs | 74.2 |
| RUTHERFORD | Substation-Adjacent | TN | Rutherford County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 1.0 yrs | 74.0 |
| WIDOWS CREEK 500KV | Substation-Adjacent | AL | Dade County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 1.0 yrs | 73.9 |
| MADISON | Substation-Adjacent | AL | Madison County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 1.0 yrs | 73.8 |
| BULL RUN | Substation-Adjacent | TN | Anderson County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 1.0 yrs | 73.5 |
| BIG SHANTY | Substation-Adjacent | GA | Cobb County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 1.0 yrs | 73.4 |
| JOHNSONVILLE | Substation-Adjacent | TN | Benton County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 1.0 yrs | 73.1 |
| UNION | Substation-Adjacent | GA | Clayton County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 1.0 yrs | 73.0 |
| UNKNOWN115420 | Substation-Adjacent | TN | Hamilton County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 1.0 yrs | 72.9 |
| O'HARA | Substation-Adjacent | GA | Clayton County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 1.0 yrs | 72.8 |
| AUTAUGAVILLE | Substation-Adjacent | AL | Autauga County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 1.0 yrs | 72.7 |
| TAP155407 | Substation-Adjacent | TN | Bradley County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 1.0 yrs | 72.6 |
| UNKNOWN115540 | Substation-Adjacent | TN | Roane County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 1.0 yrs | 72.6 |
| VILLA RICA | Substation-Adjacent | GA | Douglas County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 1.0 yrs | 72.6 |
| FORTSON | Substation-Adjacent | GA | Muscogee County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 1.0 yrs | 72.4 |
SERC FAQ
- What is SERC?
- SERC Reliability Corporation (SERC) SERC covers much of the Southeast, a region of vertically integrated utilities, aggressive economic-development incentives, and accelerating datacenter recruitment in Georgia, the Carolinas, and Tennessee.
- How many datacenter sites are in the SERC region?
- GridCensus catalogs 14,283 scored datacenter candidate sites in SERC, averaging 58.5/100 DC Readiness.
- What is the average interconnection-queue wait in SERC?
- Candidate sites in SERC average a 1.4 yrs queue wait with an average queue depth of 1 projects.
Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.
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