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EC Near Shawnee

Greenfield

McCracken County, Kentucky · MISO

DC Readiness
60.1
Good / 100

At a glance

EC Near Shawnee is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in McCracken County, Kentucky, scoring 60.1/100 DC Readiness — 23rd of 51 scored sites in the county. It sits in the MISO grid region, where interconnection has averaged 4.3 years from request to operation.

Power & interconnection

LMP zonePJM_DUKE
Wholesale LMP$41.74/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.10¢/kWh

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookModerate
≈ 4.9 yrs typical interconnection wait

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

ISO / RTO regionMISO
Queue depth17
Avg queue wait4.3 yrs
Recent queue wait4.9 yrs
Completion rate18%
Withdrawal rate82%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPQuad State Internet METRO1 Colocation
IXP distance4.8 mi
Fiber providers7
Fiber coverage43.0%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionnorthcentralus
Cloud region distance327.2 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactMcCracken County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability50.0/100
Former usenear retired coal plant (10km)

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 datacenterQuad State Internet METRO1 Colocation
DC distance4.8 mi
Nearest rail2.3 mi
Nearest gas pipeline12.3 mi
Nearest fiber route242.3 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (30)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity10.05¢/kWh
Industrial electricity8.60¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,300
Heating degree days4,300
Land price / acre$5,673

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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How does EC Near Shawnee compare with other sites in McCracken County?

EC Near Shawnee ranks 23rd of 51 scored candidate sites in McCracken County. Its 60.1/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 59.7. It is about 14% above the Kentucky average of 52.8 and about 13% above the national average of 53.2.

Against the Kentucky average, its strongest sub-score is fiber connectivity (82 vs 63) 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 EC Near Shawnee to power, fiber and other datacenters?

For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Quad State Internet METRO1 Colocation at 4.8 miles. 7 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Quad State Internet METRO1 Colocation, 4.8 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at EC Near Shawnee?

The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk). WRI rates baseline water stress at 0.40 on a 0–5 scale. No mapped wetlands are recorded on the parcel. At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates McCracken 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%
49
Fiber connectivity12%
82
Energy cost10%
86
Water risk7%
93
Natural hazard6%
70
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
80
Land / acreage3%
47
Construction cost3%
74
Gas pipeline2%
60
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
60

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Near Shawnee
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN155604Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW3.9 yrs64.2
EC Near ShawneeGreenfield——4.3 yrs64.0
EC Near ShawneeGreenfield——4.3 yrs63.6
UNKNOWN122858Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW3.9 yrs63.4
UNKNOWN122859Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW3.9 yrs63.3
C-35 (DOE)Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW3.9 yrs63.2
UNKNOWN122852Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW3.9 yrs63.2
UNKNOWN122854Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW3.9 yrs63.1

EC Near Shawnee: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of EC Near Shawnee?

EC Near Shawnee scores 60.1/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated good. It ranks 23rd of 51 scored sites in McCracken County. The McCracken County average is 59.7 and the Kentucky average is 52.8.

What grid region is EC Near Shawnee in?

EC Near Shawnee is in the MISO region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 4.3-year wait from queue request to operation.

Is EC Near Shawnee in a flood zone?

The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk).

Who owns EC Near Shawnee?

Parcel records list the owner as TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY (private land).

How far is EC Near Shawnee from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is Quad State Internet METRO1 Colocation, about 4.8 miles away; 7 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, “EC Near Shawnee, McCracken County, KY”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/kentucky/mccracken-county/ec-near-shawnee-4aac01c7 (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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