Knoxville Utilities Board Community Solar

Brownfield

Knox County, Tennessee · SERC

DC Readiness
66.6
Good / 100

Knoxville Utilities Board Community Solar is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Knox County, Tennessee, interconnecting through SERC. It screens at 66.6/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 1 MW of candidate capacity.

Power & interconnection

Substation distance3.7 mi
Available capacity1 MW
Utility commercial rate0.10¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionSERC
Queue depth1

Connectivity

Nearest IXPPeace Communications KNX1
IXP distance1.6 mi
Fiber providers13
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-2
Cloud region distance280.6 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Former usemanufacturing
Existing capacity1 MW
Cleanup statuscleanup_complete

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.50
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteJOHN B LONG CO
Hazard sub-score52/100
Construction cost index95.8 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterPeace Communications KNX1
DC distance1.6 mi
Nearest rail0.2 mi
Nearest gas pipeline4.5 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (38)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity10.05¢/kWh
Industrial electricity5.80¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,600
Heating degree days3,600
Land price / acre$12,302

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%
27
Speed to power15%
59
Fiber connectivity12%
99
Energy cost10%
100
Water risk8%
90
Natural hazard8%
52
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
100
Land / acreage3%
44
Construction cost3%
70
Gas pipeline2%
86
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
45

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Knoxville Utilities Board Community Solar
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
VOLUNTEERSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW3.7 yrs77.4
TAP152048Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW3.7 yrs74.1
HEISKELLSubstation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW3.7 yrs73.8
TAP155213Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW3.7 yrs73.8
TAP152058Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW3.7 yrs73.5
TAP152053Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW3.7 yrs73.5
TAP155233Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW3.7 yrs73.5
UNKNOWN151203Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW3.7 yrs73.4

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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