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Yancey County, North Carolina · PJM

DC Readiness
58.3
Good / 100

CANE RIVER is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Yancey County, North Carolina, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 58.3/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 300 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.8 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationCANE RIVER
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 IXPERC Broadband
IXP distance24.7 mi
Fiber providers4
Fiber coverage83.8%

Site characteristics

Risk & environment

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

Location context

Nearest datacenterERC Broadband
DC distance24.7 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (42)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.69¢/kWh
Industrial electricity8.07¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,600
Heating degree days3,300
Land price / acre$6,261

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 + 8 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%
53
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 Yancey County, ranked by DC Readiness.

Sites near CANE RIVER
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
OZ YanceyGreenfield4.3 yrs56.9
UNKNOWN158417Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.8 yrs53.8
UNKNOWN110353Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.8 yrs53.7
UNKNOWN110358Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.8 yrs53.4
Greenfield (CANE RIVER - CRAGGY)Greenfield230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs53.2
TAP146155Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.8 yrs53.1
Mine SiteFormer Mine3.8 yrs50.3
Mine SiteFormer Mine3.8 yrs50.2

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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