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Mountain Dairy Products

Industrial

Perry County, Kentucky · PJM

DC Readiness
50.3
Fair / 100

At a glance

Mountain Dairy Products is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Perry County, Kentucky, scoring 50.3/100 DC Readiness — 29th of 283 scored sites in the county. It sits in the PJM grid region, where interconnection has averaged 4.7 years from request to operation.

Power & interconnection

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookConstrained
≈ 5.7 yrs typical interconnection wait

Deep queue and long historical waits — plan for a multi-year interconnection timeline and engage the utility early.

ISO / RTO regionPJM
Queue depth235
Avg queue wait4.7 yrs
Recent queue wait5.7 yrs
Completion rate20%
Withdrawal rate80%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPEast Kentucky Network Data Center
IXP distance36.9 mi
Fiber providers5
Fiber coverage42.6%

Site characteristics

Site typeIndustrial
Land contactPerry County County Assessor

Risk & environment

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

Location context

Nearest datacenterEast Kentucky Network Datacenter
DC distance37.1 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (30)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity12.49¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.87¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,300
Heating degree days4,300
Land price / acre$2,578

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 Mountain Dairy Products compare with other sites in Perry County?

Mountain Dairy Products ranks 29th of 283 scored candidate sites in Perry County. Its 50.3/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 49.8. 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 natural hazard (70 vs 69) 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 Mountain Dairy Products to power, fiber and other datacenters?

For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is East Kentucky Network Data Center at 36.9 miles. 5 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is East Kentucky Network Datacenter, 37.1 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Mountain Dairy Products?

At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Perry 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%
47
Fiber connectivity12%
62
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 Perry County, ranked by DC Readiness.

Sites near Mountain Dairy Products
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
EC Coal Perry CountyGreenfield——4.7 yrs57.3
EC FFE Perry CountyGreenfield——4.7 yrs56.9
WOOTONSubstation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW4.7 yrs56.5
UNKNOWN121486Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.7 yrs56.5
VICCOSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.7 yrs56.5
TAP154618Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW4.7 yrs56.4
HAZARDSubstation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW4.7 yrs56.1
EC Coal Perry CountyGreenfield——4.7 yrs55.9

Mountain Dairy Products: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of Mountain Dairy Products?

Mountain Dairy Products scores 50.3/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 29th of 283 scored sites in Perry County. The Perry County average is 49.8 and the Kentucky average is 52.8.

What grid region is Mountain Dairy Products in?

Mountain Dairy Products is in the PJM region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 4.7-year wait from queue request to operation.

How far is Mountain Dairy Products from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is East Kentucky Network Data Center, about 36.9 miles away; 5 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, “Mountain Dairy Products, Perry County, KY”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/kentucky/perry-county/mountain-dairy-products-c2ac1e5a (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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