OZ Ashe

Greenfield

Ashe County, North Carolina · PJM

DC Readiness
54.1
Fair / 100

OZ Ashe is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Ashe County, North Carolina, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 54.1/100 DC Readiness and a 4.3 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

LMP zonePJM_DUKE
Wholesale LMP$41.74/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.12¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionPJM
Queue depth177
Avg queue wait4.3 yrs
Recent queue wait4.3 yrs
Completion rate14%
Withdrawal rate86%

Connectivity

Nearest IXP801 Main Street - Lenoir
IXP distance33.7 mi
Fiber providers7
Fiber coverage99.4%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regioneastus
Cloud region distance115.9 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerBuffalo Missionary Baptist Church
Parcel APN192957387050
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability45.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Deciduous Forest

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score58/100
Construction cost index85.6 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenter801 Main Street - Lenoir
DC distance33.7 mi
Nearest rail14.3 mi
Nearest gas pipeline9.5 mi
Nearest fiber route122.4 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (42)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.74¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.52¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,600
Heating degree days3,300
Land price / acre$6,859
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Incentive detail: Sales tax exemption on DC equipment and electricity for $75M+ investments; property tax abatement.

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power15%
35
Fiber connectivity12%
61
Energy cost10%
94
Water risk8%
84
Natural hazard8%
58
Buildability7%
45
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
45
Land / acreage3%
44
Construction cost3%
79
Gas pipeline2%
69
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
45

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near OZ Ashe
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN110586Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs65.3

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