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Former Mine site at 39.491, -79.066

Former Mine

Garrett County, Maryland · PJM

DC Readiness
47.5
Fair / 100

At a glance

Former Mine site at 39.491, -79.066 is a former mine datacenter candidate site in Garrett County, Maryland, scoring 47.5/100 DC Readiness — 24th of 76 scored sites in the county. It sits in the PJM grid region, where interconnection has averaged 5.3 years from request to operation.

Power & interconnection

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookConstrained
≈ 5.9 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 depth308
Avg queue wait5.3 yrs
Recent queue wait5.9 yrs
Completion rate18%
Withdrawal rate82%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPCitynet Bridgeport
IXP distance66.0 mi
Fiber providers6
Fiber coverage42.0%

Site characteristics

Site typeFormer Mine
Former useMining: Coal; Status: NonProducing
Cleanup statusNonProducing

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Water stress (WRI)Low
Wetlands (NWI)—
Critical habitat—
Superfund nearby—
Hazard sub-score78/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterMorgan Wireless
DC distance45.8 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (22)
DC tax incentiveYes (property_tax_credits)
Commercial electricity8.54¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.65¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,300
Heating degree days4,400
Land price / acre$5,541

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: Enterprise Zone property tax credits; personal property tax credits on DC equipment.

Site location

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This site + 8 nearby

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How does Former Mine site at 39.491, -79.066 compare with other sites in Garrett County?

Former Mine site at 39.491, -79.066 ranks 24th of 76 scored candidate sites in Garrett County. Its 47.5/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 49.0. It is about 10% below the Maryland average of 52.9 and about 11% below the national average of 53.2.

Against the Maryland average, its strongest sub-score is natural hazard (78 vs 75) and its weakest is fiber connectivity (62 vs 72). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is Former Mine site at 39.491, -79.066 to power, fiber and other datacenters?

The nearest located transmission bottleneck is ASPENSLR-ROXBURY ASP-ROXB A 115 KV (PJM), 86 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Citynet Bridgeport at 66 miles. 6 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Morgan Wireless, 45.8 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Former Mine site at 39.491, -79.066?

At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Garrett County "Relatively Low".

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power20%
35
Fiber connectivity12%
62
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
84
Natural hazard6%
78
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
37
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
60

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Former Mine site at 39.491, -79.066
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN108742Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs56.7
Greenfield (HATFIELD - BLACK OAK)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW3.6 yrs56.3
EC Coal Garrett CountyGreenfield——5.3 yrs55.5
EC Coal Garrett CountyGreenfield——5.3 yrs55.4
EC Coal Garrett CountyGreenfield——5.3 yrs55.0
EC Coal Garrett CountyGreenfield——5.3 yrs54.3
UNKNOWN122914Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW5.3 yrs53.8
UNKNOWN122607Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW5.3 yrs53.8

Former Mine site at 39.491, -79.066: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of Former Mine site at 39.491, -79.066?

Former Mine site at 39.491, -79.066 scores 47.5/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 24th of 76 scored sites in Garrett County. The Garrett County average is 49.0 and the Maryland average is 52.9.

What grid region is Former Mine site at 39.491, -79.066 in?

Former Mine site at 39.491, -79.066 is in the PJM region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 5.3-year wait from queue request to operation.

How far is Former Mine site at 39.491, -79.066 from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is Citynet Bridgeport, about 66 miles away; 6 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, “Former Mine site at 39.491, -79.066, Garrett County, MD”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/maryland/garrett-county/mine-site-565706f2 (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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