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EC Coal Hopkins County

Greenfield

Hopkins County, Kentucky · PJM

DC Readiness
57.0
Good / 100

EC Coal Hopkins County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Hopkins County, Kentucky, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 57.0/100 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
UtilityKENERGY CORPcooperativefavorable to large load · terms ≥ 50 MW

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookConstrained
≈ 4.7 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 depth175
Avg queue wait3.6 yrs
Recent queue wait4.7 yrs
Completion rate7%
Withdrawal rate93%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPEnergynet Datacenter
IXP distance35.5 mi
Fiber providers4
Fiber coverage16.1%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-2
Cloud region distance303.7 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactHopkins County County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability95.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, Medium Intensity
Former usecoal adjacent

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintHigh (70/100)
Flood zoneZone AE (SFHA)
Water stress (WRI)0.40
Wetlands (NWI)Present
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteHIBBS ELECROMECHANICAL INC
Hazard sub-score35/100
Construction cost index87.7 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterDynamics Mining
DC distance0.7 mi
Nearest rail0.9 mi
Nearest gas pipeline1.0 mi
Nearest fiber route202.8 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (30)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.24¢/kWh
Industrial electricity6.19¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,300
Heating degree days4,300
Land price / acre$4,313

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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Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power20%
26
Fiber connectivity12%
54
Energy cost10%
86
Water risk7%
91
Natural hazard6%
35
Buildability7%
95
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
100
Land / acreage3%
62
Construction cost3%
77
Gas pipeline2%
97
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
60

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Coal Hopkins County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
EC Coal Hopkins CountyGreenfield——3.6 yrs58.0
EC Coal Hopkins CountyGreenfield——3.6 yrs57.7
EC Coal Hopkins CountyGreenfield——3.6 yrs57.6
EC Coal Hopkins CountyGreenfield——3.6 yrs57.5
EC FFE Hopkins CountyGreenfield——3.6 yrs57.3
UNKNOWN122684Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW3.8 yrs57.0
EC Coal Hopkins CountyGreenfield——3.6 yrs56.8
EC Coal Hopkins CountyGreenfield——3.6 yrs56.3

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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