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Former Bayley Manufacturing Facility

Industrial

Clark County, Ohio · PJM

DC Readiness
50.2
Fair / 100

At a glance

Former Bayley Manufacturing Facility is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Clark County, Ohio, scoring 50.2/100 DC Readiness — 29th of 29 scored sites in the county. It sits in the PJM grid region and the OHIO EDISON CO service territory, where interconnection has averaged 5.2 years from request to operation.

Power & interconnection

UtilityOHIO EDISON COinvestor 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 IXPEncore Technologies MSB1
IXP distance30.9 mi
Fiber providers6
Fiber coverage25.6%

Site characteristics

Site typeIndustrial

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 datacenterLexisNexus Springfield
DC distance4.8 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (30)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity10.83¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.52¢/kWh
Cooling degree days900
Heating degree days5,400
Land price / acre$9,200

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 Former Bayley Manufacturing Facility compare with other sites in Clark County?

Former Bayley Manufacturing Facility ranks 29th of 29 scored candidate sites in Clark County. Its 50.2/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 52.5. 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 water (90 vs 90) and its weakest is fiber connectivity (58 vs 72). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is Former Bayley Manufacturing Facility to power, fiber and other datacenters?

The nearest located transmission bottleneck is EDWSF-DICERSO2311/203A TIE B 230 KV (PJM), 14 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Encore Technologies MSB1 at 30.9 miles. 6 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is LexisNexus Springfield, 4.8 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Former Bayley Manufacturing Facility?

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 Clark 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%
58
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
90
Natural hazard6%
55
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 Clark County, ranked by DC Readiness.

Sites near Former Bayley Manufacturing Facility
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
OZ ClarkGreenfield——5.2 yrs60.3
OZ ClarkGreenfield——5.2 yrs60.2
EAST SPRINGFIELDSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW5.2 yrs58.3
UNKNOWN113202Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW5.2 yrs58.0
CLARKSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW5.2 yrs57.6
Mine SiteFormer Mine——5.2 yrs51.9
Mine SiteFormer Mine——5.2 yrs51.8
Mine SiteFormer Mine——5.2 yrs51.6

Former Bayley Manufacturing Facility: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of Former Bayley Manufacturing Facility?

Former Bayley Manufacturing Facility scores 50.2/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 29th of 29 scored sites in Clark County. The Clark County average is 52.5 and the Ohio average is 54.8.

Which electric utility serves Former Bayley Manufacturing Facility?

OHIO EDISON CO (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site; its holding company is FIRSTENERGY CORP.

What grid region is Former Bayley Manufacturing Facility in?

Former Bayley Manufacturing Facility is in the PJM region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 5.2-year wait from queue request to operation.

Is Former Bayley Manufacturing Facility 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 Former Bayley Manufacturing Facility from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is Encore Technologies MSB1, about 30.9 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, “Former Bayley Manufacturing Facility, Clark County, OH”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/ohio/clark-county/former-bayley-manufacturing-facility-07dc9000 (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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