Mine Site

Former Mine

Knox County, Kentucky · PJM

DC Readiness
42.1
Fair / 100

Mine Site is a former mine datacenter candidate site in Knox County, Kentucky, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 42.1/100 DC Readiness.

Power & interconnection

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionPJM
Queue depth221

Connectivity

Nearest IXPPeace Communications KNX1
IXP distance68.6 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeFormer Mine
Former useMining: Coal; Status: Abandoned
Cleanup statusAbandoned

Risk & environment

Water stress (WRI)Low
Wetlands (NWI)
Critical habitat
Superfund nearby
Hazard sub-score50/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterDatacenter 00904453635
DC distance50.8 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (30)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity9.46¢/kWh
Industrial electricity8.37¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,300
Heating degree days4,300
Land price / acre$3,690

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%
30
Speed to power15%
52
Fiber connectivity12%
35
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk8%
50
Natural hazard8%
50
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
43
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive2%
0
Climate / cooling2%
50

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Mine Site
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
PINEVILLESubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW3.6 yrs68.1
TAP155041Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW3.6 yrs62.7
UNKNOWN109489Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW3.6 yrs62.6
EC Coal Knox CountyGreenfield3.6 yrs58.5
EC Coal Knox CountyGreenfield3.6 yrs57.1
EC Coal Knox CountyGreenfield3.6 yrs56.7
EC Coal Knox CountyGreenfield3.6 yrs56.3
EC FFE Knox CountyGreenfield3.6 yrs56.1

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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