Blount County, Alabama · SERC

DC Readiness
73.2
Excellent / 100

CLAY is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Blount County, Alabama, interconnecting through SERC. It screens at 73.2/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 1,000 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationCLAY
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage500 kV
Available capacity1,000 MW
Utility commercial rate0.12¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionSERC
Queue depth1
Avg queue wait3.7 yrs
Recent queue wait3.5 yrs
Completion rate15%
Withdrawal rate85%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPDC BLOX BHM1 - DCBLOX Birmingham
IXP distance20.0 mi
Fiber providers7
Fiber coverage28.0%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-east1
Cloud region distance383.6 mi

Site characteristics

Parcel ownerMoody Lynn Sharon Ledbetter
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability45.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Deciduous Forest

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.40
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score55/100
Construction cost index70.2 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterDC BLOX BHM1 - DCBLOX Birmingham
DC distance20.0 mi
Nearest rail6.3 mi
Nearest gas pipeline8.7 mi
Nearest fiber route167.5 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (45)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.50¢/kWh
Industrial electricity6.74¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,100
Heating degree days2,800
Land price / acre$5,006

Incentive detail: Sales & use tax abatement on qualifying equipment. $400M+ investment threshold.

Full DC Readiness breakdown

All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.

Power availability20%
100
Speed to power15%
66
Fiber connectivity12%
62
Energy cost10%
85
Water risk8%
92
Natural hazard8%
55
Buildability7%
45
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
60
Land / acreage3%
47
Construction cost3%
92
Gas pipeline2%
72
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
20

Nearby comparable sites

Other scored datacenter candidate sites in Blount County, ranked by DC Readiness.

Sites near CLAY
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN109276Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs65.6
UNKNOWN112123Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW3.7 yrs65.4
TAP145998Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.7 yrs64.9
TAP145837Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.7 yrs64.7
TAP142708Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.7 yrs64.5
UNKNOWN110141Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.7 yrs64.1
TAP145836Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.7 yrs63.9
TAP145835Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.7 yrs63.8

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

Figures are screening estimates derived from public infrastructure data. Catalogued capacity reflects theoretical candidate capacity, not deliverable or committed interconnection. Confirm all values with the utility, ISO, and on-the-ground due diligence.

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