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OZ Brown

Greenfield

Brown County, Ohio · PJM

DC Readiness
56.2
Good / 100

OZ Brown is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Brown County, Ohio, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 56.2/100 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
UtilityDUKE ENERGY OHIO INCinvestor ownedmoderate to large load · terms ≥ 25 MW

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookModerate
≈ 4.4 yrs typical interconnection wait

Middle-of-the-pack interconnection conditions for this grid.

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

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
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

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 + 6 nearby

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Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power20%
41
Fiber connectivity12%
60
Energy cost10%
84
Water risk7%
91
Natural hazard6%
70
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
70
Land / acreage3%
42
Construction cost3%
86
Gas pipeline2%
94
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
80

Nearby comparable sites

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

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UNKNOWN137359Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.8 yrs54.0
TAP171326Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.8 yrs53.9
UNKNOWN133816Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.8 yrs53.8
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.8 yrs47.8
Ripley Foundation PropertyIndustrial——3.8 yrs47.7

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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