EC Coal Cleveland County

Greenfield

Cleveland County, North Carolina · PJM

DC Readiness
53.4
Fair / 100

EC Coal Cleveland County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Cleveland County, North Carolina, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 53.4/100 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 IXPT5@Charlotte
IXP distance17.4 mi
Fiber providers5
Fiber coverage30.3%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-east1
Cloud region distance168.5 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerNorris Willie Mae
Parcel APN150
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability80.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Grassland/Herbaceous
Former usecoal plant

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score58/100
Construction cost index79.1 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterMeta Forest City datacenter
DC distance10.7 mi
Nearest rail3.6 mi
Nearest gas pipeline3.8 mi
Nearest fiber route143.1 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (42)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.05¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.86¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,600
Heating degree days3,300
Land price / acre$6,086

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%
25
Energy cost10%
82
Water risk8%
86
Natural hazard8%
58
Buildability7%
80
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
85
Land / acreage3%
45
Construction cost3%
84
Gas pipeline2%
88
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
45

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Coal Cleveland County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN111199Substation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW3.7 yrs79.9
JAMES E. ROGERS ENERGY COMPLEXSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW3.7 yrs77.6
SHELBY TIESubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs73.9
Greenfield (UNKNOWN111199 - MCGUIRE)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW3.7 yrs68.8
Greenfield (CLIFFSIDE - SHELBY TIE)Greenfield230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs68.2
Greenfield (UNKNOWN111199 - MCGUIRE)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW3.7 yrs67.8
UNKNOWN111310Substation-Adjacent100 kV50 MW4.3 yrs64.7
UNKNOWN111308Substation-Adjacent100 kV50 MW4.3 yrs64.5

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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