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EC FFE Greenup County

Greenfield

Greenup County, Kentucky · PJM

DC Readiness
50.3
Fair / 100

At a glance

EC FFE Greenup County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Greenup County, Kentucky, scoring 50.3/100 DC Readiness — 40th of 72 scored sites in the county. It sits in the PJM grid region and the GRAYSON RURAL ELECTRIC COOP CORP service territory, where interconnection has averaged 4.7 years from request to operation.

Power & interconnection

LMP zonePJM_DUKE
Wholesale LMP$41.74/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.12¢/kWh
UtilityGRAYSON RURAL ELECTRIC COOP CORPcooperativemoderate to large load · state default

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookConstrained
≈ 5.7 yrs typical interconnection wait

Deep queue and long historical waits — plan for a multi-year interconnection timeline and engage the utility early.

ISO / RTO regionPJM
Queue depth235
Avg queue wait4.7 yrs
Recent queue wait5.7 yrs
Completion rate20%
Withdrawal rate80%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPEast Kentucky Network Data Center
IXP distance66.9 mi
Fiber providers3
Fiber coverage59.1%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-2
Cloud region distance97.9 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerKENTUCKY POWER CO
Land contactGreenup County County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability50.0/100
Former usefossil fuel employment

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintLow (25/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.40
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatPresent
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score50/100
Construction cost index91.0 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterEast Kentucky Network Datacenter
DC distance66.7 mi
Nearest rail5.1 mi
Nearest gas pipeline1.1 mi
Nearest fiber route63.5 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (30)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity12.12¢/kWh
Industrial electricity8.28¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,300
Heating degree days4,300
Land price / acre$3,615

Regulatory climate

Moderatestate posture · as of 2026-08

No notable statewide DC restriction on record; confirm local zoning and utility tariffs.

DC tax incentiveNo / suspended

Incentive detail: Sales tax exemption on electricity for large industrial users; KBI tax credits.

Site location

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≥ 7560–7540–60≤ 40
This site + 8 nearby

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How does EC FFE Greenup County compare with other sites in Greenup County?

EC FFE Greenup County ranks 40th of 72 scored candidate sites in Greenup County. Its 50.3/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 52.0. 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 water (92 vs 92) and its weakest is fiber connectivity (21 vs 63). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is EC FFE Greenup County to power, fiber and other datacenters?

For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is East Kentucky Network Data Center at 66.9 miles. 3 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is East Kentucky Network Datacenter, 66.7 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at EC FFE Greenup County?

The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk). WRI rates baseline water stress at 0.40 on a 0–5 scale. No mapped wetlands are recorded on the parcel. The parcel overlaps designated critical habitat (Indiana bat (Final)). At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Greenup County "Relatively Moderate".

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power20%
47
Fiber connectivity12%
21
Energy cost10%
93
Water risk7%
92
Natural hazard6%
50
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
25
Land / acreage3%
47
Construction cost3%
74
Gas pipeline2%
96
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
60

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC FFE Greenup County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN113593Substation-Adjacent765 kV1,000 MW5.2 yrs65.2
EC Near SunCoke Energy South Shore FacilityGreenfield——4.7 yrs59.1
EC Coal Greenup CountyGreenfield——4.7 yrs58.8
EC Coal Greenup CountyGreenfield——4.7 yrs58.0
EC Near SunCoke Energy South Shore FacilityGreenfield——4.7 yrs57.2
EC Near SunCoke Energy South Shore FacilityGreenfield——4.7 yrs56.7
EC Near SunCoke Energy South Shore FacilityGreenfield——4.7 yrs56.3
EC Coal Greenup CountyGreenfield——4.7 yrs56.0

EC FFE Greenup County: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of EC FFE Greenup County?

EC FFE Greenup County scores 50.3/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 40th of 72 scored sites in Greenup County. The Greenup County average is 52.0 and the Kentucky average is 52.8.

Which electric utility serves EC FFE Greenup County?

GRAYSON RURAL ELECTRIC COOP CORP (cooperative) holds the retail service territory that contains the site.

What grid region is EC FFE Greenup County in?

EC FFE Greenup County is in the PJM region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 4.7-year wait from queue request to operation.

Is EC FFE Greenup County in a flood zone?

The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk).

Who owns EC FFE Greenup County?

Parcel records list the owner as KENTUCKY POWER CO (private land).

How far is EC FFE Greenup County from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is East Kentucky Network Data Center, about 66.9 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, “EC FFE Greenup County, Greenup County, KY”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/kentucky/greenup-county/ec-ffe-greenup-county-55b79fa9 (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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