HANGING ROCK ENERGY FACILITY

Substation-Adjacent

Greenup County, Kentucky · PJM

DC Readiness
74.7
Excellent / 100

HANGING ROCK ENERGY FACILITY is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Greenup County, Kentucky, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 74.7/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 1,000 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.2 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationHANGING ROCK ENERGY FACILITY
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage765 kV
Available capacity1,000 MW
LMP zonePJM_AEP
Wholesale LMP$41.99/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.12¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionPJM
Queue depth9
Avg queue wait3.2 yrs
Recent queue wait4.4 yrs
Completion rate17%
Withdrawal rate83%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPSecureNet DC1
IXP distance60.3 mi
Fiber providers2
Fiber coverage56.9%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-2
Cloud region distance96.7 mi

Site characteristics

Parcel ownerOhio Power Co
Parcel APN08-013-1500.000
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Pasture/Hay

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.40
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteHANGING ROCK POWER COMPANY LLC
Hazard sub-score60/100
Construction cost index96.5 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterSecureNet DC1
DC distance60.3 mi
Nearest rail0.1 mi
Nearest gas pipeline1.8 mi
Nearest fiber route154.2 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

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%
100
Speed to power15%
50
Fiber connectivity12%
65
Energy cost10%
91
Water risk8%
92
Natural hazard8%
60
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
45
Land / acreage3%
65
Construction cost3%
70
Gas pipeline2%
94
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
60

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near HANGING ROCK ENERGY FACILITY
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
Greenfield (BAKER - HANGING ROCK)Greenfield765 kV1,000 MW3.2 yrs66.8
UNKNOWN121186Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.2 yrs65.2
Greenfield (JEFFERSON - HANGING ROCK)Greenfield765 kV1,000 MW3.0 yrs63.0
Greenfield (JEFFERSON - HANGING ROCK)Greenfield765 kV1,000 MW3.0 yrs60.4
Greenfield (SOUTH POINT - UNKNOWN116519)Greenfield138 kV100 MW3.2 yrs59.8
EC Near SunCoke Energy South Shore FacilityGreenfield3.6 yrs59.0
EC Coal Greenup CountyGreenfield3.6 yrs58.3
Greenfield (UNKNOWN121186 - TAP137764)Greenfield138 kV100 MW3.2 yrs57.8

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.

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