EC Coal Charles County
GreenfieldCharles, Maryland · PJM
At a glance
EC Coal Charles County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Charles, Maryland, scoring 53.2/100 DC Readiness — 46th of 53 scored sites in the county. It sits in the PJM grid region and the SOUTHERN MARYLAND ELEC COOP INC service territory, where interconnection has averaged 5.3 years from request to operation.
Power & interconnection
Speed to power
Deep queue and long historical waits — plan for a multi-year interconnection timeline and engage the utility early.
Connectivity
Site characteristics
Risk & environment
Location context
Regulatory climate
No notable statewide DC restriction on record; confirm local zoning and utility tariffs.
Incentive detail: Enterprise Zone property tax credits; personal property tax credits on DC equipment.
Site location
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How does EC Coal Charles County compare with other sites in Charles?
EC Coal Charles County ranks 46th of 53 scored candidate sites in Charles. Its 53.2/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 54.8. It is roughly in line with the Maryland average of 52.9 and roughly in line with the national average of 53.2.
Against the Maryland average, its strongest sub-score is water (90 vs 84) and its weakest is power availability (30 vs 39). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.
How close is EC Coal Charles County to power, fiber and other datacenters?
The nearest located transmission bottleneck is POSSUMP4 TX1 XFORMER H 500 KV (PJM), 25 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is AiNET DC-900S at 39.2 miles. 4 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Datacenter 00260996040, 32.5 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at EC Coal Charles County?
The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk). WRI rates baseline water stress at 0.80 on a 0–5 scale. No mapped wetlands are recorded on the parcel. At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Charles "Relatively Low".
Full DC Readiness breakdown
All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.
Nearby comparable sites
Other scored datacenter candidate sites in Charles, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgantown Generating Plant | Brownfield | 230 kV | 1,418 MW | 5.3 yrs | 66.4 |
| HAWKINS GATE | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 5.3 yrs | 60.4 |
| MORGANTOWN | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 5.3 yrs | 60.1 |
| RYCEVILLE | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 5.3 yrs | 59.8 |
| OZ Charles | Greenfield | — | — | 5.3 yrs | 59.7 |
| OZ Charles | Greenfield | — | — | 5.3 yrs | 59.7 |
| OZ Charles | Greenfield | — | — | 5.3 yrs | 57.8 |
| EC Coal Charles County | Greenfield | — | — | 5.3 yrs | 56.4 |
EC Coal Charles County: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of EC Coal Charles County?
EC Coal Charles County scores 53.2/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 46th of 53 scored sites in Charles. The Charles average is 54.8 and the Maryland average is 52.9.
Which electric utility serves EC Coal Charles County?
SOUTHERN MARYLAND ELEC COOP INC (cooperative) holds the retail service territory that contains the site.
What grid region is EC Coal Charles County in?
EC Coal Charles County is in the PJM region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 5.3-year wait from queue request to operation.
Is EC Coal Charles County in a flood zone?
The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk).
Who owns EC Coal Charles County?
Parcel records list the owner as Farmer James F & Helen (private land).
How far is EC Coal Charles County from an internet exchange?
The nearest internet exchange facility is AiNET DC-900S, about 39.2 miles away; 4 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, “EC Coal Charles County, Charles, MD”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/maryland/charles/ec-coal-charles-county-56b4f403 (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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