EC Coal New Hanover County

Greenfield

New Hanover County, North Carolina · PJM

DC Readiness
53.1
Fair / 100

EC Coal New Hanover County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in New Hanover County, North Carolina, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 53.1/100 DC Readiness and a 4.3 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

LMP zonePJM_DUKE
Wholesale LMP$41.74/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.11¢/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 IXPDC BLOX MYR1 - DCBLOX Myrtle Beach
IXP distance73.5 mi
Fiber providers7
Fiber coverage46.3%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-east1
Cloud region distance143.0 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerPROGRESS ENERGY CAROLINAS INC
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability92.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, Low Intensity
Former usecoal adjacent

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteNCSU HORTICULTURAL CROPS RESEARCH STATION
Hazard sub-score48/100
Construction cost index87.9 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterDC BLOX Myrtle Beach Cable Landing Station
DC distance73.5 mi
Nearest rail1.6 mi
Nearest gas pipeline72.1 mi
Nearest fiber route133.0 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (42)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.40¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.77¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,600
Heating degree days3,300
Land price / acre$22,831
See all datacenter sites in New Hanover County →

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%
82
Water risk8%
88
Natural hazard8%
48
Buildability7%
92
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
25
Land / acreage3%
30
Construction cost3%
77
Gas pipeline2%
0
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
45

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Coal New Hanover County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
L V SUTTON COMBINED CYCLESubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs67.2
UNKNOWN112386Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs65.0
TAP148383Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs64.6
UNKNOWN112269Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs64.5
UNKNOWN112390Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs64.2
TAP148372Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs64.1
UNKNOWN112391Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs63.9
UNKNOWN162479Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs63.5

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.

Go deeper than the public screen

This page shows a public slice of the GridCensus dataset for EC Coal New Hanover County, New Hanover County. Pro and Enterprise plans unlock the full 164,098-site catalog, raw sub-scores, parcel ownership, interconnection-queue detail, saved searches, and programmatic API access.

See plans & API accessTalk to us