USARMY/NASA Redstone Arsenal

Brownfield

Madison County, Alabama · SERC

DC Readiness
69.0
Good / 100

USARMY/NASA Redstone Arsenal is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Madison County, Alabama, interconnecting through SERC. It screens at 69.0/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 10 MW of candidate capacity.

Power & interconnection

Substation distance1.6 mi
Available capacity10 MW
Utility commercial rate0.10¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionSERC
Queue depth1

Connectivity

Nearest IXPPeace Communications HSV1
IXP distance5.9 mi
Fiber providers12
Nearest cloud providerGoogle
Nearest cloud regionus-east1
Cloud region distance393.4 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Acreage38,491 ac
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Former usesuperfund
Existing capacity10 MW
Cleanup statuscleanup_complete

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.40
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score55/100
Construction cost index90.6 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterPeace Communications HSV1
DC distance5.9 mi
Nearest rail4.8 mi
Nearest gas pipeline4.2 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (45)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity9.95¢/kWh
Industrial electricity6.03¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,100
Heating degree days2,800
Land price / acre$6,510

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%
41
Speed to power15%
62
Fiber connectivity12%
91
Energy cost10%
100
Water risk8%
85
Natural hazard8%
55
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
80
Land / acreage3%
84
Construction cost3%
75
Gas pipeline2%
87
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
20

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near USARMY/NASA Redstone Arsenal
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
MADISONSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW3.7 yrs80.9
TAP155769Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW3.7 yrs73.6
TAP153429Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW3.7 yrs73.2
Greenfield (BROWNS FERRY - MADISON)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW3.7 yrs72.9
Greenfield (BROWNS FERRY - MADISON)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW3.7 yrs72.6
Greenfield (TAP153404 - MADISON)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW3.7 yrs72.5
HUNTSVILLESubstation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW3.7 yrs72.2
TAP153430Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW3.7 yrs71.4

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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