EC Coal Leslie County

Greenfield

Leslie County, Kentucky · PJM

DC Readiness
57.6
Good / 100

EC Coal Leslie County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Leslie County, Kentucky, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 57.6/100 DC Readiness and a 3.6 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

LMP zonePJM_DUKE
Wholesale LMP$41.74/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.12¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionPJM
Queue depth221
Avg queue wait3.6 yrs
Recent queue wait4.7 yrs
Completion rate7%
Withdrawal rate93%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPEast Kentucky Network Data Center
IXP distance57.0 mi
Fiber providers2
Fiber coverage42.9%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regioneastus
Cloud region distance198.7 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerKENTUCKY POWER CO
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability92.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, Low Intensity
Former usecoal mine

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone A (SFHA)
Water stress (WRI)0.40
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score55/100
Construction cost index91.0 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterDatacenter 00904453635
DC distance46.4 mi
Nearest rail8.7 mi
Nearest gas pipeline7.9 mi
Nearest fiber route20.5 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (30)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.70¢/kWh
Industrial electricity8.18¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,300
Heating degree days4,300
Land price / acre$1,450

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%
37
Fiber connectivity12%
53
Energy cost10%
93
Water risk8%
92
Natural hazard8%
55
Buildability7%
92
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
53
Construction cost3%
74
Gas pipeline2%
75
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
60

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Coal Leslie County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
LESLIESubstation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW3.6 yrs59.4
EC Coal Leslie CountyGreenfield3.6 yrs58.3
Greenfield (LESLIE - PINEVILLE)Greenfield161 kV100 MW3.6 yrs56.7
EC Coal Leslie CountyGreenfield3.6 yrs54.8
EC FFE Leslie CountyGreenfield3.6 yrs54.4
EC Coal Leslie CountyGreenfield3.6 yrs54.1
Mine SiteFormer Mine44.1
Mine SiteFormer Mine44.1

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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