116-118 Richmond Street
IndustrialLake County, Ohio · PJM
At a glance
116-118 Richmond Street is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Lake County, Ohio, scoring 51.6/100 DC Readiness — 44th of 46 scored sites in the county. It sits in the PJM grid region and the CLEVELAND ELECTRIC ILLUM CO 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 116-118 Richmond Street compare with other sites in Lake County?
116-118 Richmond Street ranks 44th of 46 scored candidate sites in Lake County. Its 51.6/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 54.1. 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 (76 vs 72) and its weakest is natural hazard (55 vs 69). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.
How close is 116-118 Richmond Street to power, fiber and other datacenters?
For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is BlueBridge Networks | Mayfield Heights Data Center at 18.7 miles. 9 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is BlueBridge Networks | Mayfield Heights Data Center, 18.7 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at 116-118 Richmond Street?
The site is in FEMA flood zone A, 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 Lake 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 Lake County, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEROY CENTER | Substation-Adjacent | 345 kV | 600 MW | 5.2 yrs | 64.1 |
| PERRY | Substation-Adjacent | 345 kV | 600 MW | 5.2 yrs | 64.0 |
| OZ Lake | Greenfield | — | — | 5.2 yrs | 61.2 |
| TAP137168 | Substation-Adjacent | 138 kV | 100 MW | 5.2 yrs | 60.3 |
| UNKNOWN112910 | Substation-Adjacent | 138 kV | 100 MW | 5.2 yrs | 60.0 |
| UNKNOWN112911 | Substation-Adjacent | 138 kV | 100 MW | 5.2 yrs | 59.6 |
| TAP137162 | Substation-Adjacent | 138 kV | 100 MW | 5.2 yrs | 58.8 |
| TAP137164 | Substation-Adjacent | 138 kV | 100 MW | 5.2 yrs | 58.6 |
116-118 Richmond Street: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of 116-118 Richmond Street?
116-118 Richmond Street scores 51.6/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 44th of 46 scored sites in Lake County. The Lake County average is 54.1 and the Ohio average is 54.8.
Which electric utility serves 116-118 Richmond Street?
CLEVELAND ELECTRIC ILLUM CO (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site; its holding company is FIRSTENERGY CORP.
What grid region is 116-118 Richmond Street in?
116-118 Richmond Street is in the PJM region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 5.2-year wait from queue request to operation.
Is 116-118 Richmond Street in a flood zone?
The site is in FEMA flood zone A, a Special Flood Hazard Area — land with at least a 1% annual chance of flooding.
How far is 116-118 Richmond Street from an internet exchange?
The nearest internet exchange facility is BlueBridge Networks | Mayfield Heights Data Center, about 18.7 miles away; 9 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, “116-118 Richmond Street, Lake County, OH”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/ohio/lake-county/116-118-richmond-street-016132e1 (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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