Former Mine Datacenter Sites in Tennessee
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 Tennessee
| Site | Type | County | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Hamilton County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 58.6 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Knox County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 57.5 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Knox County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 57.5 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Knox County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 57.4 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Knox County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 57.3 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Rutherford County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 57.1 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Knox County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 57.1 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Williamson County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 56.8 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Wilson County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 56.8 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Knox County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 56.8 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Knox County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 56.7 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Marion County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 56.6 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Knox County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 56.5 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Morgan County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 56.5 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Knox County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 56.5 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Morgan County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 56.5 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Morgan County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 56.5 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Shelby County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 56.4 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Marion County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 56.4 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Shelby County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 56.4 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Cheatham County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 56.4 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Sumner County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 56.3 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Wilson County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 56.3 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Morgan County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 56.2 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Morgan County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 56.2 |
How does Tennessee compare with other states for former mine sites?
With 661 sites, Tennessee ranks 8th 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, Tennessee averages 57.0, the 4th-highest of 52 states, and its candidate sites face an average interconnection-queue wait of 4.0 years.
Where are the highest-scoring former mine sites in Tennessee?
The top 25 range from 58.6 to 56.2 on the 0–100 DC Readiness Score. They are concentrated in Knox County (9), Morgan County (5), Wilson County (2) and Marion County (2). By grid region, 25 are in SERC.
County pages: Knox County · Morgan County · Wilson County · Marion County
What power, fiber and flood exposure do these former mine sites have?
Their counties have a median of 9 fixed fiber broadband providers in FCC data. The median distance to the nearest internet exchange facility is 18 km. The median interconnection-queue wait in their markets is 3.9 years. None of the 4 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 Tennessee?
GridCensus catalogs 661 former mine datacenter candidate sites in Tennessee, 3% of the national total for this type (8th 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 Tennessee?
By DC Readiness Score, Mine Site in Hamilton County ranks first at 58.6/100, followed by Mine Site in Knox County at 57.5.
Which Tennessee counties have the best former mine sites?
The top 25 former mine sites in Tennessee are concentrated in Knox County (9), Morgan County (5), Wilson County (2) and Marion County (2).
How does Tennessee score for datacenters overall?
All 2,190 scored sites in Tennessee average 57.0/100 DC Readiness, the 4th-highest of 52 states, against a national average of 53.0.
More on former mine sites and Tennessee
- All datacenter sites in Tennessee· 2,190 sites
- Former Mine datacenter sites nationwide· 26,205 sites
- Substation-Adjacent sites in Tennessee· 886 sites
- Greenfield sites in Tennessee· 341 sites
- Industrial sites in Tennessee· 247 sites
- Shovel-Ready sites in Tennessee· 45 sites
- Brownfield sites in Tennessee· 9 sites
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 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 Tennessee”, https://gridcensus.com/site-types/mine/tennessee (data as of November 12, 2026).
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