Volkswagen Chattanooga

Brownfield

Hamilton County, Tennessee · SERC

DC Readiness
69.5
Good / 100

Volkswagen Chattanooga is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Hamilton County, Tennessee, interconnecting through SERC. It screens at 69.5/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 10 MW of candidate capacity.

Power & interconnection

Substation distance1.3 mi
Available capacity10 MW
Utility commercial rate0.10¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionSERC
Queue depth1

Connectivity

Nearest IXPPeace Communications CHA1
IXP distance3.2 mi
Fiber providers9
Nearest cloud providerGoogle
Nearest cloud regionus-east1
Cloud region distance326.0 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Acreage33 ac
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Former usercra
Existing capacity10 MW
Cleanup statuscleanup_complete

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.50
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteSOUTHEASTERN SOFA CO
Hazard sub-score52/100
Construction cost index101.2 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterPeace Communications CHA1
DC distance3.2 mi
Nearest rail0.3 mi
Nearest gas pipeline1.6 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (38)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity9.70¢/kWh
Industrial electricity5.82¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,600
Heating degree days3,600
Land price / acre$8,551

Incentive detail: Sales tax exemption on DC equipment for $250M+ investments; no state income tax on wages.

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
44
Speed to power15%
62
Fiber connectivity12%
96
Energy cost10%
100
Water risk8%
90
Natural hazard8%
52
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
80
Land / acreage3%
45
Construction cost3%
66
Gas pipeline2%
95
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
45

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Volkswagen Chattanooga
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
SEQUOYAHSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW3.7 yrs79.1
RIDGEDALESubstation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW3.7 yrs75.1
HAWTHORNESubstation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW3.7 yrs74.7
MOCCASINSubstation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW3.7 yrs74.4
UNKNOWN115638Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW3.7 yrs73.3
Greenfield (SEQUOYAH - FRANKLIN)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW3.7 yrs73.2
TAP155409Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW3.7 yrs73.0
Greenfield (SEQUOYAH - TAP155408)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW3.7 yrs72.5

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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