EC Near O H Hutchings
GreenfieldMontgomery County, Ohio · PJM
At a glance
EC Near O H Hutchings is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Montgomery County, Ohio, scoring 58.8/100 DC Readiness — 48th of 116 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.
Site location
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How does EC Near O H Hutchings compare with other sites in Montgomery County?
EC Near O H Hutchings ranks 48th of 116 scored candidate sites in Montgomery County. Its 58.8/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 58.1. It is roughly in line with the Ohio average of 54.8 and about 11% above the national average of 53.2.
Against the Ohio average, its strongest sub-score is fiber connectivity (87 vs 72) and its weakest is natural hazard (35 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 O H Hutchings to power, fiber and other datacenters?
The nearest located transmission bottleneck is COLLEGEC-COLLINSV TIE B 138 KV (PJM), 24 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Iron Mountain Data Center - Ohio (OHS-1) at 8 miles. 11 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Iron Mountain Data Center - Ohio (OHS-1), 8 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at EC Near O H Hutchings?
The site is in FEMA flood zone AE, a Special Flood Hazard Area — land with at least a 1% annual chance of flooding. WRI rates baseline water stress at 0.50 on a 0–5 scale. Mapped wetlands (National Wetlands Inventory) are present on the parcel. A Superfund site is nearby (DOLLAR GENERAL STORE 12741). At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Montgomery 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 Montgomery County, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mound Plant (USDOE) | Brownfield | 69 kV | — | 5.2 yrs | 66.6 |
| O. H. HUTCHINGS STATION | Substation-Adjacent | 138 kV | 100 MW | 5.2 yrs | 65.9 |
| EC Coal Montgomery County | Greenfield | — | — | 5.2 yrs | 64.5 |
| EC Near O H Hutchings | Greenfield | — | — | 5.2 yrs | 64.5 |
| EC Near O H Hutchings | Greenfield | — | — | 5.2 yrs | 63.7 |
| OZ Montgomery | Greenfield | — | — | 5.2 yrs | 63.6 |
| OZ Montgomery | Greenfield | — | — | 5.2 yrs | 63.5 |
| EC Near O H Hutchings | Greenfield | — | — | 5.2 yrs | 63.3 |
EC Near O H Hutchings: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of EC Near O H Hutchings?
EC Near O H Hutchings scores 58.8/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated good. It ranks 48th of 116 scored sites in Montgomery County. The Montgomery County average is 58.1 and the Ohio average is 54.8.
Which electric utility serves EC Near O H Hutchings?
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 O H Hutchings in?
EC Near O H Hutchings is in the PJM region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 5.2-year wait from queue request to operation.
Is EC Near O H Hutchings in a flood zone?
The site is in FEMA flood zone AE, a Special Flood Hazard Area — land with at least a 1% annual chance of flooding.
Who owns EC Near O H Hutchings?
Parcel records list the owner as DUKE ENERGY OHIO INC (private land).
How far is EC Near O H Hutchings from an internet exchange?
The nearest internet exchange facility is Iron Mountain Data Center - Ohio (OHS-1), about 8 miles away; 11 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 O H Hutchings, Montgomery County, OH”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/ohio/montgomery-county/ec-near-o-h-hutchings-4cb4fcb0 (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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