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EC Coal Lorain County

Greenfield

Lorain County, Ohio · PJM

DC Readiness
64.7
Good / 100

EC Coal Lorain County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Lorain County, Ohio, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 64.7/100 DC Readiness and a 3.2 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

LMP zonePJM_AEP
Wholesale LMP$41.99/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.12¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionPJM
Queue depth11
Avg queue wait3.2 yrs
Recent queue wait4.4 yrs
Completion rate17%
Withdrawal rate83%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPT5@Cleveland
IXP distance14.9 mi
Fiber providers16
Fiber coverage63.9%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-2
Cloud region distance116.4 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactLorain County County Assessor
Parcel APN0300035111002
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability92.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, Low Intensity
Former usecoal adjacent

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.50
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteDEMEX CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LLC
Hazard sub-score60/100
Construction cost index81.3 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterT5@Cleveland
DC distance14.8 mi
Nearest rail1.2 mi
Nearest gas pipeline5.9 mi
Nearest fiber route65.5 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (30)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity12.29¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.32¢/kWh
Cooling degree days900
Heating degree days5,400
Land price / acre$8,788

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

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power15%
50
Fiber connectivity12%
80
Energy cost10%
84
Water risk8%
90
Natural hazard8%
60
Buildability7%
92
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
85
Land / acreage3%
57
Construction cost3%
82
Gas pipeline2%
81
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
80

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Coal Lorain County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN113653Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.8 yrs65.9
OZ LorainGreenfield3.2 yrs64.6
UNKNOWN113152Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.8 yrs64.2
EC Near Loraine County ProjectGreenfield3.2 yrs63.8
EC Near Loraine County ProjectGreenfield3.2 yrs63.5
BEAVERSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.8 yrs62.9
EC Near Loraine County ProjectGreenfield3.2 yrs62.6
EC Near Loraine County ProjectGreenfield3.2 yrs62.5

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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