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Toledo Edison ACME Switchyard

Industrial

Butler County, Ohio · PJM

DC Readiness
55.1
Good / 100

At a glance

Toledo Edison ACME Switchyard is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Butler County, Ohio, scoring 55.1/100 DC Readiness — 65th of 92 scored sites in the county. It sits in the PJM grid region and the DUKE ENERGY OHIO INC service territory, where interconnection has averaged 5.2 years from request to operation.

Power & interconnection

UtilityDUKE ENERGY OHIO INCinvestor ownedmoderate to large load · terms ≥ 25 MW

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 IXPCyrusOne Hamilton
IXP distance4.7 mi
Fiber providers6
Fiber coverage75.6%

Site characteristics

Site typeIndustrial

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Water stress (WRI)Low
Wetlands (NWI)—
Critical habitat—
Superfund nearby—
Hazard sub-score70/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterCyrusOne Cincinnati-Hamilton CIN4
DC distance4.7 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (30)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity9.49¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.37¢/kWh
Cooling degree days900
Heating degree days5,400
Land price / acre$9,017

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 Toledo Edison ACME Switchyard compare with other sites in Butler County?

Toledo Edison ACME Switchyard ranks 65th of 92 scored candidate sites in Butler County. Its 55.1/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 58.8. It is roughly in line with 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 fiber connectivity (91 vs 72) and its weakest is power availability (30 vs 37). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is Toledo Edison ACME Switchyard to power, fiber and other datacenters?

The nearest located transmission bottleneck is COLLEGEC-COLLINSV TIE B 138 KV (PJM), 19 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is CyrusOne Hamilton at 4.7 miles. 6 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is CyrusOne Cincinnati-Hamilton CIN4, 4.7 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Toledo Edison ACME Switchyard?

At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Butler 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%
91
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
90
Natural hazard6%
70
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
80
Land / acreage3%
42
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
80

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Toledo Edison ACME Switchyard
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
PORT UNION SUBSTATIONSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW5.2 yrs67.7
UNKNOWN113595Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW5.2 yrs67.2
TODHUNTER SUBSTATIONSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW5.2 yrs67.0
EC Coal Butler CountyGreenfield——5.2 yrs65.2
EC Near Hamilton (OH)Greenfield——5.2 yrs64.4
EC Coal Butler CountyGreenfield——5.2 yrs64.3
UNKNOWN113008Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW5.2 yrs64.0
EC Coal Butler CountyGreenfield——5.2 yrs64.0

Toledo Edison ACME Switchyard: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of Toledo Edison ACME Switchyard?

Toledo Edison ACME Switchyard scores 55.1/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated good. It ranks 65th of 92 scored sites in Butler County. The Butler County average is 58.8 and the Ohio average is 54.8.

Which electric utility serves Toledo Edison ACME Switchyard?

DUKE ENERGY OHIO INC (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site; its holding company is DUKE ENERGY CORP.

What grid region is Toledo Edison ACME Switchyard in?

Toledo Edison ACME Switchyard is in the PJM region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 5.2-year wait from queue request to operation.

How far is Toledo Edison ACME Switchyard from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is CyrusOne Hamilton, about 4.7 miles away; 6 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, “Toledo Edison ACME Switchyard, Butler County, OH”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/ohio/butler-county/toledo-edison-acme-switchyard-329076a5 (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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