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Paducah Commerce Park

Shovel-Ready

McCracken County, Kentucky · MISO

DC Readiness
55.3
Good / 100

At a glance

Paducah Commerce Park is a shovel-ready datacenter candidate site in McCracken County, Kentucky, scoring 55.3/100 DC Readiness — 49th of 51 scored sites in the county. It sits in the MISO grid region and the JACKSON PURCHASE ENERGY CORPORATION service territory, where interconnection has averaged 4.3 years from request to operation.

Power & interconnection

UtilityJACKSON PURCHASE ENERGY CORPORATIONcooperativemoderate to large load · state default

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 PAH1 Colocation
IXP distance5.7 mi
Fiber providers7
Fiber coverage43.0%

Site characteristics

Site typeShovel-Ready
Acreage43 ac
Buildable load (est.)~17–43 MWland-based
Former useShovel-ready

Risk & environment

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

Location context

Nearest datacenterRiot Kentucky
DC distance2.8 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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This site + 8 nearby

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How does Paducah Commerce Park compare with other sites in McCracken County?

Paducah Commerce Park ranks 49th of 51 scored candidate sites in McCracken County. Its 55.3/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 59.7. 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 fiber connectivity (81 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 Paducah Commerce Park to power, fiber and other datacenters?

For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Quad State Internet PAH1 Colocation at 5.7 miles. 7 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Riot Kentucky, 2.8 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Paducah Commerce Park?

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%
81
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
92
Natural hazard6%
70
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
100
Land / acreage3%
45
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
60

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Paducah Commerce Park
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

Paducah Commerce Park: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of Paducah Commerce Park?

Paducah Commerce Park scores 55.3/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated good. It ranks 49th of 51 scored sites in McCracken County. The McCracken County average is 59.7 and the Kentucky average is 52.8.

Which electric utility serves Paducah Commerce Park?

JACKSON PURCHASE ENERGY CORPORATION (cooperative) holds the retail service territory that contains the site.

What grid region is Paducah Commerce Park in?

Paducah Commerce Park is in the MISO region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 4.3-year wait from queue request to operation.

How far is Paducah Commerce Park from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is Quad State Internet PAH1 Colocation, about 5.7 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, “Paducah Commerce Park, McCracken County, KY”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/kentucky/mccracken-county/paducah-commerce-park-d4be0826 (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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