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93 Hudson Avenue

Industrial

Athens County, Ohio · PJM

DC Readiness
48.5
Fair / 100

At a glance

93 Hudson Avenue is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Athens County, Ohio, scoring 48.5/100 DC Readiness — 43rd of 44 scored sites in the county. It sits in the PJM grid region and the OHIO POWER CO service territory, where interconnection has averaged 5.2 years from request to operation.

Power & interconnection

UtilityOHIO POWER COinvestor ownedmoderate to large load · terms ≥ 25 MWData Center Tariff (≥25 MW) · 85% min take · 12 yr

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookConstrained
≈ 5.8 yrs typical interconnection wait

Deep queue and long historical waits — plan for a multi-year interconnection timeline and engage the utility early.

ISO / RTO regionPJM
Queue depth674
Avg queue wait5.2 yrs
Recent queue wait5.8 yrs
Completion rate17%
Withdrawal rate83%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPBresco Broadband Data Center
IXP distance64.6 mi
Fiber providers4
Fiber coverage23.5%

Site characteristics

Site typeIndustrial
Land contactAthens County County Assessor

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintLow (25/100)
Flood zoneZone AE (SFHA)
Water stress (WRI)Low
Wetlands (NWI)—
Critical habitat—
Superfund nearby—
Hazard sub-score55/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterGoogle
DC distance41.8 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (30)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity15.83¢/kWh
Industrial electricity12.02¢/kWh
Cooling degree days900
Heating degree days5,400
Land price / acre$4,123

Regulatory climate

Moderatestate posture · as of 2026-08

DC tax incentives paused for 2026; AEP Ohio large-load tariff in force.

DC tax incentiveNo / suspended
Large-load threshold≥ 25 MW

AEP Ohio tariff: ≥25 MW, 85% take-or-pay, on-site-gen curtailment sync.

Incentive detail: DC sales tax exemption on equipment and electricity (2022 law); JobsOhio grants.

Site location

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≥ 7560–7540–60≤ 40
This site + 8 nearby

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How does 93 Hudson Avenue compare with other sites in Athens County?

93 Hudson Avenue ranks 43rd of 44 scored candidate sites in Athens County. Its 48.5/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 52.2. It is about 11% below the Ohio average of 54.8 and roughly in line with the national average of 53.2.

Against the Ohio average, its strongest sub-score is water (90 vs 90) and its weakest is fiber connectivity (56 vs 72). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is 93 Hudson Avenue to power, fiber and other datacenters?

The nearest located transmission bottleneck is CRETSTJO-STJOHNS 94507 B 345 KV (PJM), 36 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Bresco Broadband Data Center at 64.6 miles. 4 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Google, 41.8 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at 93 Hudson Avenue?

The site is in FEMA flood zone AE, a Special Flood Hazard Area — land with at least a 1% annual chance of flooding. At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Athens County "Relatively Moderate".

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power20%
46
Fiber connectivity12%
56
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
90
Natural hazard6%
55
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
42
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
80

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near 93 Hudson Avenue
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
EC Coal Athens CountyGreenfield——5.2 yrs59.1
OZ AthensGreenfield——5.2 yrs58.8
EC FFE Athens CountyGreenfield——5.2 yrs58.2
EC Coal Athens CountyGreenfield——5.2 yrs56.5
EC Coal Athens CountyGreenfield——5.2 yrs56.2
UNKNOWN116408Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW5.2 yrs55.7
TAP137222Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW5.2 yrs55.7
UNKNOWN137814Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW5.2 yrs55.7

93 Hudson Avenue: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of 93 Hudson Avenue?

93 Hudson Avenue scores 48.5/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 43rd of 44 scored sites in Athens County. The Athens County average is 52.2 and the Ohio average is 54.8.

Which electric utility serves 93 Hudson Avenue?

OHIO POWER CO (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site; its holding company is AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO.

What grid region is 93 Hudson Avenue in?

93 Hudson Avenue is in the PJM region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 5.2-year wait from queue request to operation.

Is 93 Hudson Avenue in a flood zone?

The site is in FEMA flood zone AE, a Special Flood Hazard Area — land with at least a 1% annual chance of flooding.

How far is 93 Hudson Avenue from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is Bresco Broadband Data Center, about 64.6 miles away; 4 fiber providers report service at the location.

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About this data

Source: GridCensus composite of HIFLD transmission and substation data, EIA, FEMA National Risk Index, FCC broadband data, PeeringDB and ISO interconnection queues, as published October 10, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: GridCensus, “93 Hudson Avenue, Athens County, OH”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/ohio/athens-county/93-hudson-avenue-1212135e (data as of October 10, 2026).

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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