OZ Van Buren

Greenfield

Van Buren County, Tennessee · SERC

DC Readiness
58.7
Good / 100

OZ Van Buren is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Van Buren County, Tennessee, interconnecting through SERC. It screens at 58.7/100 DC Readiness and a 3.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Utility commercial rate0.12¢/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 IXPPeace Communications CHA1
IXP distance50.3 mi
Fiber providers3
Fiber coverage99.3%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-2
Cloud region distance321.1 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerTENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability50.0/100

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.50
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score62/100
Construction cost index98.6 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterPeace Communications CHA1
DC distance50.3 mi
Nearest rail5.8 mi
Nearest gas pipeline21.6 mi
Nearest fiber route201.6 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (38)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.69¢/kWh
Industrial electricity6.32¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,600
Heating degree days3,600
Land price / acre$4,510

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%
30
Speed to power15%
67
Fiber connectivity12%
71
Energy cost10%
90
Water risk8%
75
Natural hazard8%
62
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
48
Construction cost3%
68
Gas pipeline2%
30
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
45

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near OZ Van Buren
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
GREAT FALLSSubstation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW3.7 yrs64.6
TAP173375Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW3.7 yrs64.4
Greenfield (GREAT FALLS - TAP173375)Greenfield161 kV100 MW3.7 yrs63.3
Greenfield (GREAT FALLS - TAP155417)Greenfield161 kV100 MW3.7 yrs62.0
EC Coal Van Buren CountyGreenfield3.7 yrs59.0
Greenfield (GREAT FALLS - TAP155417)Greenfield161 kV100 MW3.7 yrs58.4
Greenfield (GREAT FALLS - TAP155417)Greenfield161 kV100 MW3.7 yrs54.8
Mine SiteFormer Mine47.1

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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