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EC Near Enka

Greenfield

Buncombe County, North Carolina · PJM

DC Readiness
56.4
Good / 100

EC Near Enka is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Buncombe County, North Carolina, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 56.4/100 DC Readiness and a 4.3 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

LMP zonePJM_DUKE
Wholesale LMP$41.74/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.11¢/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 IXPDartPoints Asheville, NC - AVL1
IXP distance9.6 mi
Fiber providers9
Fiber coverage37.2%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regioneastus
Cloud region distance208.5 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerBloom Laurie
Land contactBuncombe County Assessor
Parcel APN9604566903L0005
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability45.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Deciduous Forest
Former usenear retired coal plant (10km)

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score58/100
Construction cost index91.5 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterNetriplex
DC distance9.6 mi
Nearest rail4.6 mi
Nearest gas pipeline5.9 mi
Nearest fiber route168.6 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (42)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.05¢/kWh
Industrial electricity8.44¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,600
Heating degree days3,300
Land price / acre$11,802

Incentive detail: Sales tax exemption on DC equipment and electricity for $75M+ investments; property tax abatement.

Site location

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≥ 7560–7540–60≤ 40
This site + 8 nearby

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%
75
Energy cost10%
82
Water risk8%
87
Natural hazard8%
58
Buildability7%
45
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
80
Land / acreage3%
46
Construction cost3%
74
Gas pipeline2%
81
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
45

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Near Enka
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN109907Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs66.1
EC Coal Buncombe CountyGreenfield4.3 yrs62.9
EC Coal Buncombe CountyGreenfield4.3 yrs62.7
Riverside Landfill SolarBrownfield115 kV5 MW3.8 yrs62.3
OZ BuncombeGreenfield4.3 yrs62.3
CRAGGYSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs61.3
EnkaBrownfield16 MW4.3 yrs58.9
WoodfinBrownfield46 MW4.3 yrs58.6

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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