MAGELLA

Substation-Adjacent

Jefferson County, Alabama · SERC

DC Readiness
72.9
Excellent / 100

MAGELLA is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Jefferson County, Alabama, interconnecting through SERC. It screens at 72.9/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 300 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationMAGELLA
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage230 kV
Available capacity300 MW
Utility commercial rate0.11¢/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 distance2.0 mi
Fiber providers15
Fiber coverage61.5%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-east1
Cloud region distance394.5 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeSubstation-Adjacent
Parcel ownerLeonard Henry
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability60.0/100

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.40
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteTRU GREEN
Hazard sub-score45/100
Construction cost index107.7 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterDC BLOX BHM1 - DCBLOX Birmingham
DC distance2.0 mi
Nearest rail0.1 mi
Nearest gas pipeline9.3 mi
Nearest fiber route9.3 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (45)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.28¢/kWh
Industrial electricity6.43¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,100
Heating degree days2,800
Land price / acre$6,943
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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%
78
Speed to power15%
66
Fiber connectivity12%
91
Energy cost10%
85
Water risk8%
91
Natural hazard8%
45
Buildability7%
60
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
100
Land / acreage3%
44
Construction cost3%
60
Gas pipeline2%
70
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
20

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near MAGELLA
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN109244Substation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW1.4 yrs77.1
UNKNOWN109244Substation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW3.7 yrs76.0
TAP142723Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs75.8
UNKNOWN110220Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs75.2
UNKNOWN109245Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs74.8
WACHOVIASubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs74.2
BOYLESSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs74.0
UNKNOWN109296Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.7 yrs72.3

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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