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OZ Brown

Greenfield

Brown County, Ohio · PJM

DC Readiness
59.5
Good / 100

OZ Brown is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Brown County, Ohio, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 59.5/100 DC Readiness and a 3.2 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

LMP zonePJM_AEP
Wholesale LMP$41.99/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.09¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionPJM
Queue depth11
Avg queue wait3.2 yrs
Recent queue wait4.4 yrs
Completion rate17%
Withdrawal rate83%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPCyrusOne Mason
IXP distance24.9 mi
Fiber providers6
Fiber coverage25.0%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-2
Cloud region distance77.8 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerKaehler Joshua R
Land contactBrown County Assessor
Parcel APN100179480400
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability50.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Mixed Forest

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.50
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score70/100
Construction cost index77.4 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterCyrusOne Cincinnati-Mason CIN3
DC distance24.9 mi
Nearest rail4.0 mi
Nearest gas pipeline1.8 mi
Nearest fiber route13.3 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (30)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity8.57¢/kWh
Industrial electricity5.92¢/kWh
Cooling degree days900
Heating degree days5,400
Land price / acre$5,850

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 + 6 nearby

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power15%
50
Fiber connectivity12%
60
Energy cost10%
84
Water risk8%
91
Natural hazard8%
70
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
70
Land / acreage3%
42
Construction cost3%
86
Gas pipeline2%
94
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
80

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near OZ Brown
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN133804Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.8 yrs60.4
UNKNOWN133816Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.8 yrs52.8
UNKNOWN137359Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.8 yrs52.8
TAP171326Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.8 yrs52.8
Mine SiteFormer Mine3.8 yrs51.1
Ripley Foundation PropertyIndustrial3.8 yrs51.0

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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