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Former Parker Seals

Industrial

Madison County, Kentucky · SERC

DC Readiness
53.3
Fair / 100

At a glance

Former Parker Seals is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Madison County, Kentucky, scoring 53.3/100 DC Readiness — 34th of 43 scored sites in the county. It sits in the SERC grid region and the CITY OF BEREA MUNICIPAL UTILITY service territory, where interconnection has averaged 3.9 years from request to operation.

Power & interconnection

UtilityCITY OF BEREA MUNICIPAL UTILITYmunicipal

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookModerate
≈ 4.7 yrs typical interconnection wait

Middle-of-the-pack interconnection conditions for this grid.

ISO / RTO regionSERC
Queue depth175
Avg queue wait3.9 yrs
Recent queue wait4.7 yrs
Completion rate15%
Withdrawal rate85%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPQX.Net Lexington
IXP distance34.6 mi
Fiber providers4
Fiber coverage76.8%

Site characteristics

Site typeIndustrial

Risk & environment

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

Location context

Nearest datacenterQX.Net Lexington
DC distance34.6 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (30)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.60¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.63¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,300
Heating degree days4,300
Land price / acre$4,386

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 Parker Seals compare with other sites in Madison County?

Former Parker Seals ranks 34th of 43 scored candidate sites in Madison County. Its 53.3/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 56.3. 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 speed to power (57 vs 50) and its weakest is power availability (30 vs 33). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is Former Parker Seals to power, fiber and other datacenters?

For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is QX.Net Lexington at 34.6 miles. 4 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is QX.Net Lexington, 34.6 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Former Parker Seals?

At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Madison 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%
57
Fiber connectivity12%
70
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
92
Natural hazard6%
70
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
47
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
60

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Former Parker Seals
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
OZ MadisonGreenfield——3.9 yrs63.2
EC FFE Madison CountyGreenfield——3.9 yrs62.9
UNKNOWN109445Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.9 yrs61.3
TAP156092Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.9 yrs60.9
UNKNOWN157785Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.9 yrs60.8
UNKNOWN109443Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW4.7 yrs59.3
UNKNOWN129952Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.7 yrs59.3
UNKNOWN129941Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.7 yrs59.0

Former Parker Seals: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of Former Parker Seals?

Former Parker Seals scores 53.3/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 34th of 43 scored sites in Madison County. The Madison County average is 56.3 and the Kentucky average is 52.8.

Which electric utility serves Former Parker Seals?

CITY OF BEREA MUNICIPAL UTILITY (municipal) holds the retail service territory that contains the site.

What grid region is Former Parker Seals in?

Former Parker Seals is in the SERC region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.9-year wait from queue request to operation.

How far is Former Parker Seals from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is QX.Net Lexington, about 34.6 miles away; 4 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 Parker Seals, Madison County, KY”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/kentucky/madison-county/former-parker-seals-75e1c4fe (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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