Refuse & Coal

Brownfield

Franklin County, Ohio · PJM

DC Readiness
62.1
Good / 100

Refuse & Coal is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Franklin County, Ohio, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 62.1/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 90 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.2 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Available capacity90 MW
LMP zonePJM_AEP
Wholesale LMP$41.99/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.13¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionPJM
Queue depth9
Avg queue wait3.2 yrs
Recent queue wait4.4 yrs
Completion rate17%
Withdrawal rate83%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPCrown Castle Columbus (101 E Town)
IXP distance4.2 mi
Fiber providers17
Fiber coverage38.8%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-2
Cloud region distance4.3 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Parcel ownerCity Of Columbus Ohio
Parcel APN570-181425
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Former usewaste
Existing capacity90 MW
Retirement date1995-12-01

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone AE (SFHA)
Water stress (WRI)0.50
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteSG LOEWENDICK SONS
Hazard sub-score45/100
Construction cost index109.6 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterGoogle
DC distance3.8 mi
Nearest rail2.0 mi
Nearest gas pipeline2.0 mi
Nearest fiber route27.0 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (30)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity13.35¢/kWh
Industrial electricity9.95¢/kWh
Cooling degree days900
Heating degree days5,400
Land price / acre$11,462

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

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
34
Speed to power15%
44
Fiber connectivity12%
82
Energy cost10%
84
Water risk8%
92
Natural hazard8%
45
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
95
Land / acreage3%
45
Construction cost3%
59
Gas pipeline2%
94
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
80

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Refuse & Coal
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
HAYDENSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.2 yrs77.3
UNKNOWN113629Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.2 yrs76.9
BEATTYSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.2 yrs74.5
MARIONSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.2 yrs71.8
DODGE PARK ENGINE NO 1Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.2 yrs71.7
UNKNOWN113866Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.2 yrs71.5
UNKNOWN141214Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.2 yrs71.5
UNKNOWN112899Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.2 yrs71.3

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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