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EC Coal Laurel County

Greenfield

Laurel County, Kentucky · PJM

DC Readiness
51.4
Fair / 100

EC Coal Laurel County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Laurel County, Kentucky, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 51.4/100 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

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionPJM
Queue depth175
Avg queue wait3.6 yrs
Recent queue wait4.7 yrs
Completion rate7%
Withdrawal rate93%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPQX.Net Lexington
IXP distance66.6 mi
Fiber providers6
Fiber coverage31.2%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-2
Cloud region distance203.1 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactLaurel County County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability92.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, Low Intensity
Former usecoal mine

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.40
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteWESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORPORATION
Hazard sub-score60/100
Construction cost index97.5 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterQX.Net Lexington
DC distance66.6 mi
Nearest rail0.5 mi
Nearest gas pipeline15.0 mi
Nearest fiber route56.5 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (30)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity10.89¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.62¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,300
Heating degree days4,300
Land price / acre$4,682

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

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power15%
26
Fiber connectivity12%
32
Energy cost10%
86
Water risk8%
92
Natural hazard8%
60
Buildability7%
92
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
20
Land / acreage3%
47
Construction cost3%
69
Gas pipeline2%
52
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
60

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Coal Laurel County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
EC Coal Laurel CountyGreenfield3.6 yrs55.7
EC Coal Laurel CountyGreenfield3.6 yrs55.3
EC Coal Laurel CountyGreenfield3.6 yrs54.8
EC Coal Laurel CountyGreenfield3.6 yrs53.7
EC Coal Laurel CountyGreenfield3.6 yrs53.4
EC Coal Laurel CountyGreenfield3.6 yrs52.9
EC FFE Laurel CountyGreenfield3.6 yrs52.3
EC Coal Laurel CountyGreenfield3.6 yrs52.2

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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