EC Coal Breathitt County

Greenfield

Breathitt County, Kentucky · PJM

DC Readiness
55.2
Good / 100

EC Coal Breathitt County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Breathitt County, Kentucky, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 55.2/100 DC Readiness and a 3.6 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

LMP zonePJM_DUKE
Wholesale LMP$41.74/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.12¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionPJM
Queue depth221
Avg queue wait3.6 yrs
Recent queue wait4.7 yrs
Completion rate7%
Withdrawal rate93%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPEast Kentucky Network Data Center
IXP distance38.7 mi
Fiber providers6
Fiber coverage68.6%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-2
Cloud region distance165.5 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerKENTUCKY POWER CO
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability100.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, High Intensity
Former usecoal adjacent

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.40
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score70/100
Construction cost index72.1 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterEast Kentucky Network Datacenter
DC distance38.8 mi
Nearest rail1.7 mi
Nearest gas pipeline20.1 mi
Nearest fiber route57.9 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (30)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.53¢/kWh
Industrial electricity8.56¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,300
Heating degree days4,300
Land price / acre$2,132
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Incentive detail: Sales tax exemption on electricity for large industrial users; KBI tax credits.

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power15%
37
Fiber connectivity12%
31
Energy cost10%
86
Water risk8%
85
Natural hazard8%
70
Buildability7%
100
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
45
Land / acreage3%
52
Construction cost3%
90
Gas pipeline2%
35
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
60

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Coal Breathitt County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN169330Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.6 yrs63.8
SPICEWOODSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.6 yrs62.8
OZ BreathittGreenfield——3.6 yrs57.0
EC Coal Breathitt CountyGreenfield——3.6 yrs56.7
EC FFE Breathitt CountyGreenfield——3.6 yrs56.5
OZ BreathittGreenfield——3.6 yrs55.7
EC Coal Breathitt CountyGreenfield——3.6 yrs55.6
EC Coal Breathitt CountyGreenfield——3.6 yrs52.6

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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