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EC Coal Lee County

Greenfield

Lee County, Kentucky · PJM

DC Readiness
51.5
Fair / 100

EC Coal Lee County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Lee County, Kentucky, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 51.5/100 DC Readiness and a 3.6 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

LMP zonePJM_DUKE
Wholesale LMP$41.74/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.10¢/kWh
UtilityJACKSON ENERGY COOP CORP - (KY)cooperativemoderate to large load · state default

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 IXPQX.Net Lexington
IXP distance51.5 mi
Fiber providers4
Fiber coverage58.5%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-2
Cloud region distance172.7 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactLee County County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability45.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Deciduous Forest
Former usecoal mine

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.40
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score70/100
Construction cost index91.0 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterQX.Net Lexington
DC distance51.5 mi
Nearest rail1.6 mi
Nearest gas pipeline0.3 mi
Nearest fiber route64.2 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (30)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity10.39¢/kWh
Industrial electricity8.19¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,300
Heating degree days4,300
Land price / acre$3,452

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%
31
Energy cost10%
93
Water risk7%
89
Natural hazard6%
70
Buildability7%
45
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
45
Land / acreage3%
47
Construction cost3%
74
Gas pipeline2%
99
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
60

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Coal Lee County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN121825Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW3.8 yrs56.7
TAP156089Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.8 yrs54.0
EC Coal Lee CountyGreenfield——3.6 yrs53.7
TAP155037Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.8 yrs53.7
UNKNOWN121492Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.8 yrs53.3
EC Coal Lee CountyGreenfield——3.6 yrs50.6
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.8 yrs50.0
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.8 yrs49.9

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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