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Former Mine site at 37.181, -82.631

Former Mine

Letcher County, Kentucky · PJM

DC Readiness
49.5
Fair / 100

At a glance

Former Mine site at 37.181, -82.631 is a former mine datacenter candidate site in Letcher County, Kentucky, scoring 49.5/100 DC Readiness — 204th of 531 scored sites in the county. It sits in the PJM grid region, where interconnection has averaged 4.7 years from request to operation.

Power & interconnection

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookConstrained
≈ 5.7 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 depth235
Avg queue wait4.7 yrs
Recent queue wait5.7 yrs
Completion rate20%
Withdrawal rate80%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPEast Kentucky Network Data Center
IXP distance28.8 mi
Fiber providers3
Fiber coverage13.6%

Site characteristics

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

Risk & environment

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

Location context

Nearest datacenterEast Kentucky Network Datacenter
DC distance29.1 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (30)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity10.52¢/kWh
Industrial electricity6.58¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,300
Heating degree days4,300
Land price / acre$3,563

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 Former Mine site at 37.181, -82.631 compare with other sites in Letcher County?

Former Mine site at 37.181, -82.631 ranks 204th of 531 scored candidate sites in Letcher County. Its 49.5/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 49.4. 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 (50 vs 63). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is Former Mine site at 37.181, -82.631 to power, fiber and other datacenters?

For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is East Kentucky Network Data Center at 28.8 miles. 3 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is East Kentucky Network Datacenter, 29.1 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Former Mine site at 37.181, -82.631?

At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Letcher 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%
47
Fiber connectivity12%
50
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
92
Natural hazard6%
70
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
60
Land / acreage3%
47
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
60

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Former Mine site at 37.181, -82.631
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
ARNOLDSubstation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW3.9 yrs57.9
EC Coal Letcher CountyGreenfield——4.7 yrs57.4
OZ LetcherGreenfield——4.7 yrs56.9
EC Coal Letcher CountyGreenfield——4.7 yrs56.8
EC Coal Letcher CountyGreenfield——4.7 yrs56.7
EC Coal Letcher CountyGreenfield——4.7 yrs56.7
UNKNOWN121741Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.7 yrs56.3
UNKNOWN121742Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.7 yrs56.2

Former Mine site at 37.181, -82.631: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of Former Mine site at 37.181, -82.631?

Former Mine site at 37.181, -82.631 scores 49.5/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 204th of 531 scored sites in Letcher County. The Letcher County average is 49.4 and the Kentucky average is 52.8.

What grid region is Former Mine site at 37.181, -82.631 in?

Former Mine site at 37.181, -82.631 is in the PJM region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 4.7-year wait from queue request to operation.

How far is Former Mine site at 37.181, -82.631 from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is East Kentucky Network Data Center, about 28.8 miles away; 3 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, “Former Mine site at 37.181, -82.631, Letcher County, KY”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/kentucky/letcher-county/mine-site-ed7619a8 (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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