EC Coal Cleveland County
GreenfieldCleveland County, North Carolina · SERC
At a glance
EC Coal Cleveland County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Cleveland County, North Carolina, scoring 55.8/100 DC Readiness — 29th of 37 scored sites in the county. It sits in the SERC grid region and the DUKE ENERGY CAROLINAS, LLC 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: Sales tax exemption on DC equipment and electricity for $75M+ investments; property tax abatement.
Site location
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How does EC Coal Cleveland County compare with other sites in Cleveland County?
EC Coal Cleveland County ranks 29th of 37 scored candidate sites in Cleveland County. Its 55.8/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 58.3. It is roughly in line with the North Carolina average of 55.1 and roughly in line with the national average of 53.2.
Against the North Carolina average, its strongest sub-score is water (86 vs 83) and its weakest is fiber connectivity (26 vs 70). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.
How close is EC Coal Cleveland County to power, fiber and other datacenters?
For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is T5@Charlotte at 17.4 miles. 5 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Meta Forest City datacenter, 10.7 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at EC Coal Cleveland 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 Cleveland County "Relatively High".
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 Cleveland County, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNKNOWN111316 | Substation-Adjacent | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 5.3 yrs | 71.0 |
| UNKNOWN111199 | Substation-Adjacent | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 5.3 yrs | 67.4 |
| SHELBY TIE | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 5.3 yrs | 64.2 |
| EC Coal Cleveland County | Greenfield | — | — | 5.3 yrs | 62.3 |
| EC Near James E. Rogers Energy Complex | Greenfield | — | — | 5.3 yrs | 61.4 |
| EC Near Cleveland Cnty Generating Facility | Greenfield | — | — | 5.3 yrs | 60.7 |
| UNKNOWN111208 | Substation-Adjacent | 100 kV | 50 MW | 5.3 yrs | 59.6 |
| EC Near Cleveland Cnty Generating Facility | Greenfield | — | — | 5.3 yrs | 59.2 |
EC Coal Cleveland County: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of EC Coal Cleveland County?
EC Coal Cleveland County scores 55.8/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated good. It ranks 29th of 37 scored sites in Cleveland County. The Cleveland County average is 58.3 and the North Carolina average is 55.1.
Which electric utility serves EC Coal Cleveland County?
DUKE ENERGY CAROLINAS, LLC (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site; its holding company is DUKE ENERGY CORP.
What grid region is EC Coal Cleveland County in?
EC Coal Cleveland County is in the SERC region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 5.3-year wait from queue request to operation.
Is EC Coal Cleveland 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 Cleveland County?
Parcel records list the owner as Norris Willie Mae (private land).
How far is EC Coal Cleveland County from an internet exchange?
The nearest internet exchange facility is T5@Charlotte, about 17.4 miles away; 5 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 Cleveland County, Cleveland County, NC”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/north-carolina/cleveland-county/ec-coal-cleveland-county-66c94dcd (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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