EC Near Miami Fort
GreenfieldHamilton County, Ohio · PJM
At a glance
EC Near Miami Fort is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Hamilton County, Ohio, scoring 60.6/100 DC Readiness — 50th of 177 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
Speed to power
Deep queue and long historical waits — plan for a multi-year interconnection timeline and engage the utility early.
Connectivity
Site characteristics
Risk & environment
Location context
Regulatory climate
DC tax incentives paused for 2026; AEP Ohio large-load tariff in force.
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.
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How does EC Near Miami Fort compare with other sites in Hamilton County?
EC Near Miami Fort ranks 50th of 177 scored candidate sites in Hamilton County. Its 60.6/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 58.4. It is about 11% above the Ohio average of 54.8 and about 14% above the national average of 53.2.
Against the Ohio average, its strongest sub-score is fiber connectivity (90 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 EC Near Miami Fort to power, fiber and other datacenters?
The nearest located transmission bottleneck is MIAMIFOR 9 XFORMER H 345 KV (PJM), 6 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is H5 Data Centers Cincinnati II at 11.1 miles. 8 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is T5@Cincinnati, 11.1 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at EC Near Miami Fort?
The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk). WRI rates baseline water stress at 0.50 on a 0–5 scale. No mapped wetlands are recorded on the parcel. At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Hamilton County "Relatively Moderate".
Full DC Readiness breakdown
All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.
Nearby comparable sites
Other scored datacenter candidate sites in Hamilton County, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNKNOWN113763 | Substation-Adjacent | 345 kV | 600 MW | 5.2 yrs | 69.0 |
| UNKNOWN113618 | Substation-Adjacent | 345 kV | 600 MW | 5.2 yrs | 68.0 |
| UNKNOWN113672 | Substation-Adjacent | 345 kV | 600 MW | 5.2 yrs | 68.0 |
| OZ Hamilton | Greenfield | — | — | 5.2 yrs | 64.8 |
| EC Coal Hamilton County | Greenfield | — | — | 5.2 yrs | 64.1 |
| EC Near East Campus Utility Plant | Greenfield | — | — | 5.2 yrs | 64.1 |
| EC Near Procter & Gamble Cincinnati Plant | Greenfield | — | — | 5.2 yrs | 64.0 |
| EC Near Procter & Gamble Cincinnati Plant | Greenfield | — | — | 5.2 yrs | 64.0 |
EC Near Miami Fort: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of EC Near Miami Fort?
EC Near Miami Fort scores 60.6/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated good. It ranks 50th of 177 scored sites in Hamilton County. The Hamilton County average is 58.4 and the Ohio average is 54.8.
Which electric utility serves EC Near Miami Fort?
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 EC Near Miami Fort in?
EC Near Miami Fort is in the PJM region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 5.2-year wait from queue request to operation.
Is EC Near Miami Fort in a flood zone?
The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk).
Who owns EC Near Miami Fort?
Parcel records list the owner as Walsh Thomas & Teresa A Walsh (private land).
How far is EC Near Miami Fort from an internet exchange?
The nearest internet exchange facility is H5 Data Centers Cincinnati II, about 11.1 miles away; 8 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, “EC Near Miami Fort, Hamilton County, OH”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/ohio/hamilton-county/ec-near-miami-fort-6bc0105e (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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