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Madisonville -- 455 Bean Cemetery Road

Shovel-Ready

Hopkins County, Kentucky · MISO

DC Readiness
52.7
Fair / 100

At a glance

Madisonville -- 455 Bean Cemetery Road is a shovel-ready datacenter candidate site in Hopkins County, Kentucky, scoring 52.7/100 DC Readiness — 130th of 180 scored sites in the county. It sits in the MISO grid region and the KENERGY CORP service territory, where interconnection has averaged 4.3 years from request to operation.

Power & interconnection

UtilityKENERGY CORPcooperativefavorable to large load · terms ≥ 50 MW

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookModerate
≈ 4.9 yrs typical interconnection wait

Middle-of-the-pack interconnection conditions for this grid.

ISO / RTO regionMISO
Queue depth17
Avg queue wait4.3 yrs
Recent queue wait4.9 yrs
Completion rate18%
Withdrawal rate82%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPEnergynet Datacenter
IXP distance35.1 mi
Fiber providers4
Fiber coverage16.1%

Site characteristics

Site typeShovel-Ready
Acreage206 ac
Buildable load (est.)~82–206 MWland-based
Former useShovel-ready

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)Low
Wetlands (NWI)—
Critical habitat—
Superfund nearby—
Hazard sub-score70/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterDynamics Mining
DC distance0.8 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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This site + 8 nearby

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How does Madisonville -- 455 Bean Cemetery Road compare with other sites in Hopkins County?

Madisonville -- 455 Bean Cemetery Road ranks 130th of 180 scored candidate sites in Hopkins County. Its 52.7/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 53.7. 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 natural hazard (70 vs 69) and its weakest is fiber connectivity (54 vs 63). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is Madisonville -- 455 Bean Cemetery Road to power, fiber and other datacenters?

For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Energynet Datacenter at 35.1 miles. 4 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Dynamics Mining, 0.8 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Madisonville -- 455 Bean Cemetery Road?

The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk). At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Hopkins 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%
49
Fiber connectivity12%
54
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
92
Natural hazard6%
70
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
100
Land / acreage3%
62
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
60

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Madisonville -- 455 Bean Cemetery Road
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
EC Coal Hopkins CountyGreenfield——3.9 yrs61.6
EC Coal Hopkins CountyGreenfield——3.9 yrs61.4
EC Coal Hopkins CountyGreenfield——3.9 yrs61.4
EC Coal Hopkins CountyGreenfield——3.9 yrs61.3
EC FFE Hopkins CountyGreenfield——3.9 yrs60.9
EC Coal Hopkins CountyGreenfield——3.9 yrs60.6
EC Coal Hopkins CountyGreenfield——3.9 yrs59.8
EC Coal Hopkins CountyGreenfield——3.9 yrs59.8

Madisonville -- 455 Bean Cemetery Road: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of Madisonville -- 455 Bean Cemetery Road?

Madisonville -- 455 Bean Cemetery Road scores 52.7/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 130th of 180 scored sites in Hopkins County. The Hopkins County average is 53.7 and the Kentucky average is 52.8.

Which electric utility serves Madisonville -- 455 Bean Cemetery Road?

KENERGY CORP (cooperative) holds the retail service territory that contains the site.

What grid region is Madisonville -- 455 Bean Cemetery Road in?

Madisonville -- 455 Bean Cemetery Road is in the MISO region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 4.3-year wait from queue request to operation.

Is Madisonville -- 455 Bean Cemetery Road in a flood zone?

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

How far is Madisonville -- 455 Bean Cemetery Road from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is Energynet Datacenter, about 35.1 miles away; 4 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, “Madisonville -- 455 Bean Cemetery Road, Hopkins County, KY”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/kentucky/hopkins-county/madisonville-455-bean-cemetery-road-19bf2a7a (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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