Prestonsburg -- Stone Crest Site 071-002
Shovel-ReadyFloyd County, Kentucky · PJM
At a glance
Prestonsburg -- Stone Crest Site 071-002 is a shovel-ready datacenter candidate site in Floyd County, Kentucky, scoring 52.7/100 DC Readiness — 122nd of 326 scored sites in the county. It sits in the PJM grid region and the BIG SANDY RURAL ELEC COOP CORP service territory, where interconnection has averaged 4.7 years from request to operation.
Power & interconnection
Speed to power
Deep queue and long historical waits — plan for a multi-year interconnection timeline and engage the utility early.
Connectivity
Site characteristics
Risk & environment
Location context
Regulatory climate
No notable statewide DC restriction on record; confirm local zoning and utility tariffs.
Incentive detail: Sales tax exemption on electricity for large industrial users; KBI tax credits.
Site location
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How does Prestonsburg -- Stone Crest Site 071-002 compare with other sites in Floyd County?
Prestonsburg -- Stone Crest Site 071-002 ranks 122nd of 326 scored candidate sites in Floyd County. Its 52.7/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 52.6. It is roughly in line with the Kentucky average of 52.8 and roughly in line with the national average of 53.2.
Against the Kentucky average, its strongest sub-score is fiber connectivity (71 vs 63) and its weakest is power availability (30 vs 33). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.
How close is Prestonsburg -- Stone Crest Site 071-002 to power, fiber and other datacenters?
For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is East Kentucky Network Data Center at 8 miles. 3 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is East Kentucky Network Datacenter, 7.9 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Prestonsburg -- Stone Crest Site 071-002?
At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Floyd County "Relatively Moderate".
Full DC Readiness breakdown
All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.
Nearby comparable sites
Other scored datacenter candidate sites in Floyd County, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OZ Floyd | Greenfield | — | — | 4.7 yrs | 62.7 |
| EC Coal Floyd County | Greenfield | — | — | 4.7 yrs | 61.4 |
| EC Coal Floyd County | Greenfield | — | — | 4.7 yrs | 61.0 |
| EC Coal Floyd County | Greenfield | — | — | 4.7 yrs | 60.1 |
| EC Coal Floyd County | Greenfield | — | — | 4.7 yrs | 60.1 |
| EC Coal Floyd County | Greenfield | — | — | 4.7 yrs | 59.7 |
| BETSY LAYNE | Substation-Adjacent | 138 kV | 100 MW | 4.7 yrs | 59.7 |
| EC FFE Floyd County | Greenfield | — | — | 4.7 yrs | 59.6 |
Prestonsburg -- Stone Crest Site 071-002: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of Prestonsburg -- Stone Crest Site 071-002?
Prestonsburg -- Stone Crest Site 071-002 scores 52.7/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 122nd of 326 scored sites in Floyd County. The Floyd County average is 52.6 and the Kentucky average is 52.8.
Which electric utility serves Prestonsburg -- Stone Crest Site 071-002?
BIG SANDY RURAL ELEC COOP CORP (cooperative) holds the retail service territory that contains the site.
What grid region is Prestonsburg -- Stone Crest Site 071-002 in?
Prestonsburg -- Stone Crest Site 071-002 is in the PJM region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 4.7-year wait from queue request to operation.
How far is Prestonsburg -- Stone Crest Site 071-002 from an internet exchange?
The nearest internet exchange facility is East Kentucky Network Data Center, about 8 miles away; 3 fiber providers report service at the location.
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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 October 10, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: GridCensus, “Prestonsburg -- Stone Crest Site 071-002, Floyd County, KY”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/kentucky/floyd-county/prestonsburg-stone-crest-site-071-002-6de73431 (data as of October 10, 2026).
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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