Infrastructure and Logistics

Power, gas, water, rail, highways, ports and air service, with distances from the site.

By the numbers

Savannah, the site and Atlanta, with the drive times.

Power, gas, water and wastewater are planned around large loads.

The utilities exhibit is on The Site.

ElectricityThree electric providers offer customer-choice pricing: Georgia Power (opens in a new tab), Flint Energies (opens in a new tab) and the Fort Valley Utility Commission (opens in a new tab). They have studied the existing infrastructure and can serve loads above 200 megawatts. A 115 kV line is on the site and 230 kV lines are within four miles.
Natural gasProvided by the Fort Valley Utility Commission (opens in a new tab) through the Municipal Gas Authority of Georgia (opens in a new tab).
WaterServed by the Fort Valley Utility Commission. A 12-inch main at 70 psi serves the site today, with capacity above 2 million gallons a day (MGD). The Cretaceous Aquifer System supplies over 160 MGD for public use in Middle Georgia, and additional wells on the site could add 6 MGD within 24 months.
WastewaterThe Fort Valley Utility Commission plant just off the site can receive 1 MGD. Preliminary design is under way for an expansion that could add up to 6 MGD, estimated at 36 months to build.

Class I rail frames the site.

Norfolk SouthernTwo miles of Norfolk Southern (opens in a new tab) Class I rail run along the north side of the site, and a half mile of rail line runs along the west side, creating multiple access and design possibilities for loading cars.
On the siteA switch station and multiple tracks are contiguous to the site.
IntermodalCordele Intermodal Services (opens in a new tab) is 46 miles south of the site on Interstate 75.

I-75 is five miles away, with five exits within 12 miles.

The site has multiple access points for employee and freight traffic.

Georgia Highway 962.5 miles of frontage. The route is planned to give four-lane access from I-16 to I-75.
Georgia Highway 490.5 mile to the Fall Line Freeway.
I-75 exit 1424.9 miles via Highway 96 east.
I-75 exit 1465.9 miles via Highway 49 north.
I-75 exit 1497.5 miles via Highway 49 north.
I-1634.3 miles via Highway 96 east, about 41 minutes.
I-8571.2 miles via Highway 96 west, about 1 hour 16 minutes.

The Port of Savannah is 171 miles from the site.

Port of SavannahGeorgia Ports Authority (opens in a new tab): 171 miles, about 2 hours 26 minutes.
Port of BrunswickGeorgia Ports Authority (opens in a new tab): 188 miles, about 3 hours 28 minutes.
Port of TampaPort Tampa Bay (opens in a new tab): 361 miles, about 5 hours.
Port of MobileAlabama State Port Authority (opens in a new tab): 330 miles, about 5 hours.

Three airports serve the region, and Atlanta is about 90 minutes away.

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International (opens in a new tab)98 miles, about 1 hour 26 minutes. It is 76 miles (1 hour 12 minutes) from downtown Macon. A Groome Transportation shuttle (opens in a new tab) runs hourly to the airport from I-75 exit 146 at Russell Parkway, 8.4 miles from the site.
Middle Georgia Regional Airport (opens in a new tab)20 miles, about 23 minutes. It has 24 departures and arrivals a week to Baltimore/Washington International, plus general aviation, and potential to add daily flights to Atlanta.
Perry-Houston County Airport (opens in a new tab)7 miles, about 10 minutes. A 5,000-foot runway with plans to extend to 6,000 feet, home to 89 aircraft and 66 hangars, with a repair and maintenance facility and a flight school. Aviation and jet fuel are available 10 hours a day and self-serve AvGas 24 hours.