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EC Coal Whitley County

Greenfield

Whitley County, Kentucky · PJM

DC Readiness
55.7
Good / 100

EC Coal Whitley County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Whitley County, Kentucky, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 55.7/100 DC Readiness and a 3.6 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

LMP zonePJM_DUKE
Wholesale LMP$41.74/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.11¢/kWh
UtilityCORBIN CITY UTILITIES COMMnot available

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookConstrained
≈ 4.7 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 depth175
Avg queue wait3.6 yrs
Recent queue wait4.7 yrs
Completion rate7%
Withdrawal rate93%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPPeace Communications KNX1
IXP distance67.3 mi
Fiber providers5
Fiber coverage25.8%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-2
Cloud region distance217.9 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactWhitley County County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability100.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, High Intensity
Former usecoal mine

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintLow (30/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.40
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteKROGER 0719 024
Hazard sub-score60/100
Construction cost index62.2 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterDatacenter 00904453635
DC distance57.8 mi
Nearest rail0.8 mi
Nearest gas pipeline22.5 mi
Nearest fiber route258.9 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (30)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity10.70¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.33¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,300
Heating degree days4,300
Land price / acre$2,970

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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Full DC Readiness breakdown

All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power20%
33
Fiber connectivity12%
57
Energy cost10%
86
Water risk7%
92
Natural hazard6%
60
Buildability7%
100
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
62
Construction cost3%
98
Gas pipeline2%
28
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
60

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Coal Whitley County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
JELLICOSubstation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW1.0 yrs61.3
UNKNOWN109505Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW3.8 yrs54.6
Mine SiteFormer Mine——1.0 yrs54.6
Mine SiteFormer Mine——1.0 yrs54.4
Mine SiteFormer Mine——1.0 yrs54.4
Mine SiteFormer Mine——1.0 yrs54.1
Mine SiteFormer Mine——1.0 yrs54.1
Mine SiteFormer Mine——1.0 yrs54.1

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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