Big South Fork Scenic Railway

Industrial

McCreary County, Kentucky · PJM

DC Readiness
43.1
Fair / 100

Big South Fork Scenic Railway is a industrial datacenter candidate site in McCreary County, Kentucky, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 43.1/100 DC Readiness.

Power & interconnection

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionPJM
Queue depth221

Connectivity

Nearest IXPPeace Communications KNX1
IXP distance59.3 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeIndustrial

Risk & environment

Water stress (WRI)Low
Wetlands (NWI)
Critical habitat
Superfund nearby
Hazard sub-score50/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterFrontier (supercomputer)
DC distance53.9 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (30)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity10.75¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.33¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,300
Heating degree days4,300
Land price / acre$3,161

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%
52
Fiber connectivity12%
44
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk8%
50
Natural hazard8%
50
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
43
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive2%
0
Climate / cooling2%
50

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Big South Fork Scenic Railway
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
WINFIELDSubstation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW3.7 yrs66.4
MCCREARY COUNTYSubstation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW3.7 yrs65.7
Greenfield (MCCREARY COUNTY - TAP155477)Greenfield161 kV100 MW3.7 yrs62.4
EC Coal McCreary CountyGreenfield3.6 yrs57.4
EC Coal McCreary CountyGreenfield3.6 yrs55.3
EC Coal McCreary CountyGreenfield3.6 yrs54.8
EC Coal McCreary CountyGreenfield3.6 yrs54.4
EC FFE McCreary CountyGreenfield3.6 yrs54.2

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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