EC Coal Lee County

Greenfield

Lee County, North Carolina · PJM

DC Readiness
57.3
Good / 100

EC Coal Lee County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Lee County, North Carolina, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 57.3/100 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 IXPFlexential - Raleigh (RAL01/02/03)
IXP distance25.5 mi
Fiber providers5
Fiber coverage31.6%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regioneastus2
Cloud region distance86.5 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerAmmons Farmland Llc
Parcel APN966569247900
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Pasture/Hay
Former usecoal adjacent

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score58/100
Construction cost index73.7 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenteriGLASS Networks
DC distance23.2 mi
Nearest rail0.8 mi
Nearest gas pipeline0.3 mi
Nearest fiber route35.4 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (42)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity12.09¢/kWh
Industrial electricity8.13¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,600
Heating degree days3,300
Land price / acre$7,066

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%
64
Energy cost10%
82
Water risk8%
84
Natural hazard8%
58
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
70
Land / acreage3%
44
Construction cost3%
89
Gas pipeline2%
99
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
45

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Coal Lee County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN114151Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs69.0
UNKNOWN114312Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs68.8
JONESBOROSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs68.5
UNKNOWN114149Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs68.2
TAP146709Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs67.4
TAP147451Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs66.1
UNKNOWN115178Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs65.7
UNKNOWN114153Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs64.7

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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