Former Mine Datacenter Sites in Alabama
At a glance
Decommissioned or active mining land. Mine sites often retain heavy electrical service and water rights from prior operations, and many sit near coal-plant substations now freeing up grid capacity.
Top former mine sites in Alabama
| Site | Type | County | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Madison County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 57.7 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Montgomery County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 57.1 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Madison County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 56.6 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Russell County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 56.4 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Jefferson County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 56.2 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Jefferson County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 56.1 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Jefferson County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 56.1 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Jefferson County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 56.0 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Jefferson County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 56.0 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Montgomery County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 56.0 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Montgomery County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 55.8 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Jefferson County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 55.8 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Montgomery County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 55.8 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Jefferson County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 55.8 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Jefferson County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 55.8 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Jefferson County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 55.8 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Jefferson County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 55.7 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Jefferson County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 55.7 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Jefferson County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 55.7 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Montgomery County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 55.6 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Autauga County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 55.6 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Jefferson County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 55.6 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Jefferson County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 55.6 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Jefferson County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 55.6 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Jefferson County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 55.5 |
How does Alabama compare with other states for former mine sites?
With 1,069 sites, Alabama ranks 5th of the 50 states that have any former mine candidate sites. Kentucky leads with 5,049. Nationally, former mine sites average 49.7/100 DC Readiness, below the 53.0 average across all site types. Across every site type, Alabama averages 55.0, the 18th-highest of 52 states, and its candidate sites face an average interconnection-queue wait of 3.9 years.
Where are the highest-scoring former mine sites in Alabama?
The top 25 range from 57.7 to 55.5 on the 0–100 DC Readiness Score. They are concentrated in Jefferson County (16), Montgomery County (5) and Madison County (2). By grid region, 25 are in SERC.
County pages: Jefferson County · Montgomery County · Madison County · Russell County
What power, fiber and flood exposure do these former mine sites have?
Their counties have a median of 13 fixed fiber broadband providers in FCC data. The median distance to the nearest internet exchange facility is 10 km. The median interconnection-queue wait in their markets is 3.9 years. None of the 2 with a mapped FEMA flood zone sits in a high-risk (A or V) zone.
Frequently asked questions
How many former mine datacenter sites are in Alabama?
GridCensus catalogs 1,069 former mine datacenter candidate sites in Alabama, 4% of the national total for this type (5th of 50 states).
What is a former mine datacenter site?
Decommissioned or active mining land. Mine sites often retain heavy electrical service and water rights from prior operations, and many sit near coal-plant substations now freeing up grid capacity.
What is the best former mine datacenter site in Alabama?
By DC Readiness Score, Mine Site in Madison County ranks first at 57.7/100, followed by Mine Site in Montgomery County at 57.1.
Which Alabama counties have the best former mine sites?
The top 25 former mine sites in Alabama are concentrated in Jefferson County (16), Montgomery County (5) and Madison County (2).
How does Alabama score for datacenters overall?
All 3,107 scored sites in Alabama average 55.0/100 DC Readiness, the 18th-highest of 52 states, against a national average of 53.0.
More on former mine sites and Alabama
Former Mine sites in other states
- Former Mine sites in Kentucky· 5,049 sites
- Former Mine sites in Pennsylvania· 3,356 sites
- Former Mine sites in West Virginia· 2,495 sites
- Former Mine sites in Virginia· 1,614 sites
- Former Mine sites in Texas· 935 sites
- Former Mine sites in Ohio· 925 sites
- Former Mine sites in Tennessee· 661 sites
- Former Mine sites in New York· 611 sites
Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.
About this data
Source: GridCensus composite of HIFLD transmission and substation data, EIA, FEMA National Risk Index, FCC broadband data, PeeringDB and ISO interconnection queues, as published November 12, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: GridCensus, “Former Mine datacenter sites in Alabama”, https://gridcensus.com/site-types/mine/alabama (data as of November 12, 2026).
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