OZ McCracken

Greenfield

McCracken County, Kentucky · PJM

DC Readiness
52.8
Fair / 100

OZ McCracken is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in McCracken County, Kentucky, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 52.8/100 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

Speed to power

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

Connectivity

Nearest IXPQuad State Internet PAH1 Colocation
IXP distance2.0 mi
Fiber providers8
Fiber coverage20.4%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionnorthcentralus
Cloud region distance334.7 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerTENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability5.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Water

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone AE (SFHA)
Water stress (WRI)0.40
Wetlands (NWI)Present
Critical habitatPresent
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteMIDWEST TERMINAL INC
Hazard sub-score15/100
Construction cost index88.6 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterQuad State Internet PAH1 Colocation
DC distance2.0 mi
Nearest rail0.5 mi
Nearest gas pipeline15.8 mi
Nearest fiber route232.9 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

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%
79
Energy cost10%
86
Water risk8%
92
Natural hazard8%
15
Buildability7%
5
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
100
Land / acreage3%
61
Construction cost3%
76
Gas pipeline2%
49
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
60

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near OZ McCracken
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN155637Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW4.6 yrs70.2
UNKNOWN122861Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW4.6 yrs69.7
UNKNOWN122850Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW4.6 yrs69.5
UNKNOWN122852Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW4.6 yrs69.5
C-35 (DOE)Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW4.6 yrs69.1
TAP153781Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW4.6 yrs67.8
UNKNOWN155604Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW4.6 yrs66.5
UNKNOWN122859Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW4.6 yrs66.3

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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