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Transylvania County, North Carolina · PJM

DC Readiness
56.9
Good / 100

PISGAH is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Transylvania County, North Carolina, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 56.9/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 300 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.8 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationPISGAH
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage230 kV
Available capacity300 MW

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionPJM
Queue depth177
Avg queue wait3.8 yrs

Connectivity

Nearest IXPDartPoints Asheville, NC - AVL1
IXP distance17.4 mi
Fiber providers7
Fiber coverage20.1%

Site characteristics

Risk & environment

Water stress (WRI)Low
Wetlands (NWI)
Critical habitat
Superfund nearby
Hazard sub-score58/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterNetriplex
DC distance17.4 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (42)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.13¢/kWh
Industrial electricity9.70¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,600
Heating degree days3,300
Land price / acre$9,429

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 + 5 nearby

Full DC Readiness breakdown

All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.

Power availability20%
78
Speed to power15%
36
Fiber connectivity12%
41
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk8%
84
Natural hazard8%
58
Buildability7%
60
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
60
Land / acreage3%
46
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
45

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near PISGAH
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN152501Substation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW1.0 yrs65.1
OZ TransylvaniaGreenfield4.3 yrs57.7
UNKNOWN110109Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.8 yrs52.8
Driver Training FacilityIndustrial3.8 yrs49.7
Mine SiteFormer Mine3.8 yrs48.3

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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