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EC Coal Washington County

Greenfield

Washington County, Maryland · PJM

DC Readiness
58.9
Good / 100

EC Coal Washington County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Washington County, Maryland, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 58.9/100 DC Readiness and a 3.5 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

LMP zonePJM_BGE
Wholesale LMP$49.41/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.08¢/kWh
UtilityHAGERSTOWN LIGHT DEPARTMENTmunicipal

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookModerate
≈ 3.2 yrs typical interconnection wait

Middle-of-the-pack interconnection conditions for this grid.

ISO / RTO regionPJM
Queue depth308
Avg queue wait3.5 yrs
Recent queue wait3.2 yrs
Completion rate18%
Withdrawal rate82%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPRagingWire VA2 - NTT
IXP distance44.0 mi
Fiber providers6
Fiber coverage69.7%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-1
Cloud region distance42.2 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactWashington County County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability92.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, Low Intensity
Former usecoal adjacent

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintLow (30/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteA C AUTO MACHINE INC
Hazard sub-score68/100
Construction cost index78.7 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterMorgan Wireless
DC distance24.4 mi
Nearest rail0.6 mi
Nearest gas pipeline5.9 mi
Nearest fiber route0.6 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (22)
DC tax incentiveYes (property_tax_credits)
Commercial electricity8.49¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.56¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,300
Heating degree days4,400
Land price / acre$8,668

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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≥ 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%
43
Fiber connectivity12%
69
Energy cost10%
77
Water risk7%
88
Natural hazard6%
68
Buildability7%
92
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
70
Land / acreage3%
37
Construction cost3%
84
Gas pipeline2%
81
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
60

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Coal Washington County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
Forty West LandfillBrownfield—2 MW3.8 yrs63.0
UNKNOWN122882Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs60.2
RINGGOLDSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs59.7
NIPETOWNSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.8 yrs58.8
TAP140658Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.8 yrs58.8
OZ WashingtonGreenfield——3.5 yrs58.6
EC Coal Washington CountyGreenfield——3.5 yrs57.0
EC Coal Washington CountyGreenfield——3.5 yrs56.9

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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