Shovel-Ready Datacenter Sites in Tennessee
At a glance
Pre-permitted, pre-graded sites marketed for rapid development. Shovel-ready designation compresses entitlement risk, making these among the fastest paths from acquisition to vertical construction.
Top shovel-ready sites in Tennessee
| Site | Type | County | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pellissippi Corporate Center Lots 11 and 12 | Shovel-Ready | Knox County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 57.0 |
| Eastbridge Business Park - Lots 4, 5, and 6 | Shovel-Ready | Knox County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 56.7 |
| EDGE Property at Presidents Island | Shovel-Ready | Shelby County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 56.6 |
| Clarksville-Montgomery County Corporate Business Park South | Shovel-Ready | Montgomery County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 55.7 |
| East Tennessee Progress Center - Lot 12 | Shovel-Ready | Hamblen County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 55.0 |
| Rialto Industrial Site | Shovel-Ready | Tipton County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 54.3 |
| Canterbury Site | Shovel-Ready | Dickson County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 54.3 |
| Stewart-Houston Industrial Park | Shovel-Ready | Stewart County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 54.2 |
| PowerCom Industrial Center | Shovel-Ready | Trousdale County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 53.9 |
| Dan Speer Industrial Park South, Lot 5 | Shovel-Ready | Giles County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 53.9 |
| Columbia Tennessee Rail Site | Shovel-Ready | Maury County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 53.9 |
| Dresden Pad Ready Site | Shovel-Ready | Weakley County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 53.7 |
| Cherry Glen Industrial Park | Shovel-Ready | Maury County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 53.6 |
| Mountain View Industrial Park | Shovel-Ready | Warren County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 53.4 |
| Northwest Tennessee Regional Industrial Center | Shovel-Ready | Obion County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 53.4 |
| 75 Regional Commerce Park | Shovel-Ready | Monroe County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 53.3 |
| Airport Industrial Park - Site B | Shovel-Ready | Madison County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 53.3 |
| Highway 223 East Site | Shovel-Ready | Madison County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 53.3 |
| Lake County Industrial Site at Cates Landing | Shovel-Ready | Lake County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 53.1 |
| Dyer Industrial Park | Shovel-Ready | Gibson County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 52.9 |
| Tullahoma Airport Business Park | Shovel-Ready | Coffee County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 52.8 |
| Coffee County Joint Industrial Park | Shovel-Ready | Coffee County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 52.8 |
| Runway Centre Industrial Park | Shovel-Ready | Lincoln County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 52.7 |
| Halls Industrial Site | Shovel-Ready | Lauderdale County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 52.7 |
| American Way Site | Shovel-Ready | Lauderdale County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 52.7 |
How does Tennessee compare with other states for shovel-ready sites?
With 45 sites, Tennessee ranks 4th of the 6 states that have any shovel-ready candidate sites. Virginia leads with 1,752. Nationally, shovel-ready sites average 52.3/100 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 shovel-ready sites in Tennessee?
The top 25 range from 57.0 to 52.7 on the 0–100 DC Readiness Score. They are concentrated in Knox County (2), Maury County (2), Madison County (2) and Coffee County (2). By grid region, 25 are in SERC.
County pages: Knox County · Maury County · Madison County · Coffee County
What power, fiber and flood exposure do these shovel-ready sites have?
Their counties have a median of 6 fixed fiber broadband providers in FCC data. The median distance to the nearest internet exchange facility is 59 km. The median interconnection-queue wait in their markets is 3.9 years. None of the 3 with a mapped FEMA flood zone sits in a high-risk (A or V) zone.
Frequently asked questions
How many shovel-ready datacenter sites are in Tennessee?
GridCensus catalogs 45 shovel-ready datacenter candidate sites in Tennessee, 2% of the national total for this type (4th of 6 states).
What is a shovel-ready datacenter site?
Pre-permitted, pre-graded sites marketed for rapid development. Shovel-ready designation compresses entitlement risk, making these among the fastest paths from acquisition to vertical construction.
What is the best shovel-ready datacenter site in Tennessee?
By DC Readiness Score, Pellissippi Corporate Center Lots 11 and 12 in Knox County ranks first at 57.0/100, followed by Eastbridge Business Park - Lots 4, 5, and 6 in Knox County at 56.7.
Which Tennessee counties have the best shovel-ready sites?
The top 25 shovel-ready sites in Tennessee are concentrated in Knox County (2), Maury County (2), Madison County (2) and Coffee 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 shovel-ready sites and Tennessee
- All datacenter sites in Tennessee· 2,190 sites
- Shovel-Ready datacenter sites nationwide· 2,365 sites
- Substation-Adjacent sites in Tennessee· 886 sites
- Former Mine sites in Tennessee· 661 sites
- Greenfield sites in Tennessee· 341 sites
- Industrial sites in Tennessee· 247 sites
- Brownfield sites in Tennessee· 9 sites
Shovel-Ready sites in other states
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, “Shovel-Ready datacenter sites in Tennessee”, https://gridcensus.com/site-types/shovel-ready/tennessee (data as of November 12, 2026).
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