Former Mine Datacenter Sites in Georgia
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 Georgia
| Site | Type | County | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Fulton County | — | — | 5.8 yrs | 56.6 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Gwinnett County | — | — | 5.8 yrs | 56.4 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Douglas County | — | — | 5.8 yrs | 56.4 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Fulton County | — | — | 5.8 yrs | 55.5 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Walker County | — | — | 5.8 yrs | 55.3 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Douglas County | — | — | 5.8 yrs | 55.1 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Dade County | — | — | 5.8 yrs | 55.0 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Clayton County | — | — | 5.8 yrs | 55.0 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Clayton County | — | — | 5.8 yrs | 55.0 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Dade County | — | — | 5.8 yrs | 54.7 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Dade County | — | — | 5.8 yrs | 54.7 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Muscogee County | — | — | 5.8 yrs | 54.6 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Muscogee County | — | — | 5.8 yrs | 54.5 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Cherokee County | — | — | 5.8 yrs | 54.5 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | DeKalb County | — | — | 5.8 yrs | 54.5 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Muscogee County | — | — | 5.8 yrs | 54.4 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Douglas County | — | — | 5.8 yrs | 54.2 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Richmond County | — | — | 5.8 yrs | 53.9 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Paulding County | — | — | 5.8 yrs | 53.7 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Barrow County | — | — | 5.8 yrs | 53.7 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | DeKalb County | — | — | 5.8 yrs | 53.6 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Richmond County | — | — | 5.8 yrs | 53.3 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Richmond County | — | — | 5.8 yrs | 53.3 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Dade County | — | — | 5.8 yrs | 53.0 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Jefferson County | — | — | 5.8 yrs | 52.9 |
How does Georgia compare with other states for former mine sites?
With 185 sites, Georgia ranks 34th 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, Georgia averages 57.1, the highest of 52 states, and its candidate sites face an average interconnection-queue wait of 5.8 years.
Where are the highest-scoring former mine sites in Georgia?
The top 25 range from 56.6 to 52.9 on the 0–100 DC Readiness Score. They are concentrated in Dade County (4), Douglas County (3), Muscogee County (3) and Richmond County (3). By grid region, 25 are in SERC.
County pages: Dade County · Douglas County · Muscogee County · Richmond County
What power, fiber and flood exposure do these former mine sites have?
Their counties have a median of 8 fixed fiber broadband providers in FCC data. The median distance to the nearest internet exchange facility is 17 km. The median interconnection-queue wait in their markets is 5.8 years. None of the 1 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 Georgia?
GridCensus catalogs 185 former mine datacenter candidate sites in Georgia, 0.7% of the national total for this type (34th 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 Georgia?
By DC Readiness Score, Mine Site in Fulton County ranks first at 56.6/100, followed by Mine Site in Gwinnett County at 56.4.
Which Georgia counties have the best former mine sites?
The top 25 former mine sites in Georgia are concentrated in Dade County (4), Douglas County (3), Muscogee County (3) and Richmond County (3).
How does Georgia score for datacenters overall?
All 2,478 scored sites in Georgia average 57.1/100 DC Readiness, the highest of 52 states, against a national average of 53.0.
More on former mine sites and Georgia
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 Alabama· 1,069 sites
- Former Mine sites in Texas· 935 sites
- Former Mine sites in Ohio· 925 sites
- Former Mine sites in Tennessee· 661 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 Georgia”, https://gridcensus.com/site-types/mine/georgia (data as of November 12, 2026).
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