Baconton Power Plant

Brownfield

Dougherty County, Georgia · SERC

DC Readiness
68.9
Good / 100

Baconton Power Plant is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Dougherty County, Georgia, interconnecting through SERC. It screens at 68.9/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 121 MW of candidate capacity.

Power & interconnection

Substation distance0.1 mi
Available capacity121 MW
Utility commercial rate0.12¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionSERC
Queue depth1

Connectivity

Nearest IXPEdgeConneX Tallahassee (EDCTAL01)
IXP distance65.3 mi
Fiber providers5
Nearest cloud providerGoogle
Nearest cloud regionus-east1
Cloud region distance268.4 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Former usegas
Existing capacity121 MW
Retirement date2023-01-01

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)1.00
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score60/100
Construction cost index88.0 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterEdgeConneX Tallahassee (EDCTAL01)
DC distance65.3 mi
Nearest rail4.7 mi
Nearest gas pipeline6.1 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (40)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity12.07¢/kWh
Industrial electricity6.52¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,200
Heating degree days2,400
Land price / acre$4,051

Incentive detail: Sales tax exemption on data processing equipment; investment tax credits for $150M+ projects.

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
65
Speed to power15%
70
Fiber connectivity12%
66
Energy cost10%
100
Water risk8%
80
Natural hazard8%
60
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
20
Land / acreage3%
73
Construction cost3%
77
Gas pipeline2%
81
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
15

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Baconton Power Plant
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN167586Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.8 yrs71.9
BACONTON POWER PLANTSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.8 yrs71.1
UNKNOWN111913Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.8 yrs70.9
UNKNOWN111902Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW5.8 yrs67.0
Mitchell (GA)Brownfield344 MW66.6
TAP142986Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW5.8 yrs66.3
UNKNOWN116696Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW5.8 yrs66.1
TAP142999Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW5.8 yrs66.1

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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