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EC Near Carbon Limestone

Greenfield

Mahoning County, Ohio · PJM

DC Readiness
59.9
Good / 100

At a glance

EC Near Carbon Limestone is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Mahoning County, Ohio, scoring 59.9/100 DC Readiness — 28th of 67 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

LMP zonePJM_AEP
Wholesale LMP$41.99/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.11¢/kWh
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 IXPark data centers - Youngstown, OH
IXP distance13.0 mi
Fiber providers9
Fiber coverage48.1%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-east5
Cloud region distance46.7 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerZembower Elwood M Jr
Land contactMahoning County Assessor
Parcel APN01-156-0-002.00-0
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability65.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Cultivated Crops
Former usenear retired gas plant (10km)

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintLow (30/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.50
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteSUNOCO SERVICE STATION
Hazard sub-score60/100
Construction cost index96.5 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterCarrier Services Group
DC distance7.5 mi
Nearest rail2.9 mi
Nearest gas pipeline1.2 mi
Nearest fiber route38.8 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (30)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.32¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.45¢/kWh
Cooling degree days900
Heating degree days5,400
Land price / acre$8,291

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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This site + 8 nearby

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How does EC Near Carbon Limestone compare with other sites in Mahoning County?

EC Near Carbon Limestone ranks 28th of 67 scored candidate sites in Mahoning County. Its 59.9/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 57.9. It is roughly in line with the Ohio average of 54.8 and about 13% above 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 (60 vs 69). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is EC Near Carbon Limestone to power, fiber and other datacenters?

For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is ark data centers - Youngstown, OH at 13 miles. 9 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Carrier Services Group, 7.5 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at EC Near Carbon Limestone?

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. A Superfund site is nearby (SUNOCO SERVICE STATION). At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Mahoning 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%
76
Energy cost10%
84
Water risk7%
90
Natural hazard6%
60
Buildability7%
65
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
90
Land / acreage3%
42
Construction cost3%
70
Gas pipeline2%
96
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
80

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Near Carbon Limestone
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN162533Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW5.2 yrs66.1
OZ MahoningGreenfield——5.2 yrs64.1
OZ MahoningGreenfield——5.2 yrs63.6
EC Coal Mahoning CountyGreenfield——5.2 yrs63.3
EC Coal Mahoning CountyGreenfield——5.2 yrs63.3
OZ MahoningGreenfield——5.2 yrs63.0
EC Near Carbon LimestoneGreenfield——5.2 yrs62.2
EC Near Carbon LimestoneGreenfield——5.2 yrs62.0

EC Near Carbon Limestone: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of EC Near Carbon Limestone?

EC Near Carbon Limestone scores 59.9/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated good. It ranks 28th of 67 scored sites in Mahoning County. The Mahoning County average is 57.9 and the Ohio average is 54.8.

Which electric utility serves EC Near Carbon Limestone?

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

What grid region is EC Near Carbon Limestone in?

EC Near Carbon Limestone is in the PJM region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 5.2-year wait from queue request to operation.

Is EC Near Carbon Limestone 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 Carbon Limestone?

Parcel records list the owner as Zembower Elwood M Jr (private land).

How far is EC Near Carbon Limestone from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is ark data centers - Youngstown, OH, about 13 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, “EC Near Carbon Limestone, Mahoning County, OH”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/ohio/mahoning-county/ec-near-carbon-limestone-b2467509 (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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