EC Coal Christian County

Greenfield

Christian County, Kentucky · PJM

DC Readiness
57.5
Good / 100

EC Coal Christian County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Christian County, Kentucky, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 57.5/100 DC Readiness and a 3.6 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

LMP zonePJM_DUKE
Wholesale LMP$41.74/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.11¢/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 IXPEnergynet Datacenter
IXP distance15.7 mi
Fiber providers4
Fiber coverage77.3%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-2
Cloud region distance320.2 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerTENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability45.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Deciduous Forest
Former usecoal mine

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.40
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score70/100
Construction cost index83.1 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterEnergynet Datacenter
DC distance15.7 mi
Nearest rail6.3 mi
Nearest gas pipeline12.7 mi
Nearest fiber route189.7 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (30)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.05¢/kWh
Industrial electricity5.67¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,300
Heating degree days4,300
Land price / acre$5,807

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%
79
Energy cost10%
86
Water risk8%
82
Natural hazard8%
70
Buildability7%
45
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
60
Land / acreage3%
46
Construction cost3%
81
Gas pipeline2%
59
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
60

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Coal Christian County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
COMMERCE PARKSubstation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW3.7 yrs73.9
TAP156045Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW3.6 yrs70.6
CASKYSubstation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW3.6 yrs70.5
UNKNOWN156877Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW3.6 yrs70.4
HOPKINSVILLESubstation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW4.6 yrs70.1
HOPKINSVILLESubstation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW3.6 yrs68.6
FRUITHILLSubstation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW4.6 yrs68.0
Greenfield (UNKNOWN122632 - COMMERCE PARK)Greenfield161 kV100 MW3.7 yrs64.8

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.

Go deeper than the public screen

This page shows a public slice of the GridCensus dataset for EC Coal Christian County, Christian County. Pro and Enterprise plans unlock the full 164,098-site catalog, raw sub-scores, parcel ownership, interconnection-queue detail, saved searches, and programmatic API access.