OZ Mercer

Greenfield

Mercer County, Ohio · PJM

DC Readiness
62.2
Good / 100

OZ Mercer is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Mercer County, Ohio, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 62.2/100 DC Readiness and a 3.2 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

LMP zonePJM_AEP
Wholesale LMP$41.99/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.10¢/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 IXPMicrotronix Datacenter Ottoville
IXP distance29.7 mi
Fiber providers7
Fiber coverage79.2%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-2
Cloud region distance93.8 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerGrieshop Properties Llc
Parcel APN0802176001
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Pasture/Hay

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.50
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteBUTCH PIPER JUNKYARD
Hazard sub-score60/100
Construction cost index79.6 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterMicrotronix Datacenter Ottoville
DC distance29.7 mi
Nearest rail1.5 mi
Nearest gas pipeline0.1 mi
Nearest fiber route60.5 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (30)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity9.50¢/kWh
Industrial electricity8.07¢/kWh
Cooling degree days900
Heating degree days5,400
Land price / acre$12,513

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%
30
Speed to power15%
51
Fiber connectivity12%
72
Energy cost10%
85
Water risk8%
90
Natural hazard8%
60
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
65
Land / acreage3%
49
Construction cost3%
84
Gas pipeline2%
100
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
80

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near OZ Mercer
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
Greenfield (SORENSON - MARYSVILLE)Greenfield765 kV1,000 MW3.0 yrs67.6
Greenfield (SORENSON - MARYSVILLE)Greenfield765 kV1,000 MW3.0 yrs66.1
Greenfield (SORENSON - MARYSVILLE)Greenfield765 kV1,000 MW3.0 yrs61.6
Mine SiteFormer Mine44.8

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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