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Datacenter Sites in Pike County, Indiana

Pike County has 74 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 52.7/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 1,450 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Relatively Moderate". The county has a datacenter tax incentive on record.

At a glance

Pike County, Indiana has 74 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 52.7/100 DC Readiness, roughly in line with the Indiana average of 53.8. It ranks 35th of 91 Indiana counties by number of sites and 55th by average score. The top-scoring site is PETERSBURG STATION at 66.9/100.

74
Candidate sites
52.7/100
Avg DC Readiness
1,450 MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
Relatively Moderate
Hazard rating
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Top 25 in Pike County

Site-selection context for Pike County

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Datacenter tax incentive
13.29¢/kWh
Commercial electricity
9.00¢/kWh
Industrial electricity
7
Fiber providers
Low
Water stress
$5,920
Land price / acre
1,000
Cooling degree days
5,500
Heating degree days
52°F
Mean annual temp

Incentive detail: Sales tax exemption on DC equipment for $750M+/$400M+ investments; EDGE credits up to 100% of payroll taxes.

How does Pike County compare with other counties in Indiana?

By number of scored sites, Pike County ranks 35th of the 91 Indiana counties with a county page, holding 0.9% of the state's 8,629 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 52.7/100 ranks 55th in the state and is roughly in line with the national average of 53.0. Nationally it has the 484th-largest site inventory of 2,964 counties with five or more sites. 0 sites score 70 or higher and 17 score 55 or higher.

What types of datacenter sites are in Pike County?

Former Mine sites are the most common (40, 54% of the county's inventory), followed by substation-adjacent (14) and greenfield (11). Site type reflects how the parcel was identified — next to a substation, on a former mine or brownfield, on industrial or federal excess land — and is scored on the same 14 factors either way.

What are power cost, hazard, water and fiber conditions in Pike County?

Industrial electricity averages 9.00¢/kWh and commercial 13.29¢/kWh. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county "Relatively Moderate" (32). WRI water stress is low. 7 fiber providers report service in the county. The climate runs 1,000 cooling degree days a year with a mean temperature of 52°F. Land is valued around $5,920 an acre.

By site type

Top datacenter sites in Pike County

Top datacenter sites in Pike County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
PETERSBURG STATIONSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.0 yrs66.9
TAP138362Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW3.0 yrs59.3
UNKNOWN125550Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs58.2
EC Near Frank E RattsGreenfield——3.0 yrs57.7
EC Near Frank E RattsGreenfield——3.0 yrs57.5
EC Near AES PetersburgGreenfield——3.0 yrs57.4
RISER167164Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW3.0 yrs57.0
CATOSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs56.6
EC Near AES PetersburgGreenfield——3.0 yrs56.5
EC Coal Pike CountyGreenfield——3.0 yrs56.4
EC Near AES PetersburgGreenfield——3.0 yrs56.3
UNKNOWN125584Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.0 yrs56.0
TAP160316Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.0 yrs55.8
EC Near AES PetersburgGreenfield——3.0 yrs55.6
UNKNOWN169350Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.0 yrs55.4
EC Near AES PetersburgGreenfield——3.0 yrs55.2
TAP160304Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.0 yrs55.1
UNKNOWN160305Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.0 yrs54.4
EC Near AES PetersburgGreenfield——3.0 yrs54.4
UNKNOWN127785Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.0 yrs54.4
UNKNOWN127788Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.0 yrs54.2
TAP160317Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.0 yrs54.2
UNKNOWN127791Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.0 yrs54.1
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.0 yrs52.0
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.0 yrs52.0

Every scored site in Pike County

All 74 sites, best first.

Pike County datacenter FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in Pike County?

74 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 52.7/100 DC Readiness. That is the 35th-most of 91 Indiana counties with five or more sites.

What is the highest-scoring datacenter site in Pike County?

PETERSBURG STATION scores 66.9/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 74 scored sites in Pike County (a substation-adjacent site).

Does Pike County offer datacenter tax incentives?

Sales tax exemption on DC equipment for $750M+/$400M+ investments; EDGE credits up to 100% of payroll taxes.

What is the natural-hazard risk in Pike County?

FEMA's National Risk Index rates Pike County as "Relatively Moderate" (score 32).

What are industrial electricity rates in Pike County?

Average industrial electricity is 9.00¢/kWh and commercial is 13.29¢/kWh in Pike County.

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About this data

Source: GridCensus composite of HIFLD transmission and substation data, EIA, FEMA National Risk Index, FCC broadband data, PeeringDB and ISO interconnection queues, as published November 12, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: GridCensus, “Datacenter candidate sites in Pike County, Indiana”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/indiana/pike-county (data as of November 12, 2026).

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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