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Requarth Lumber

Industrial

Montgomery County, Ohio · PJM

DC Readiness
54.5
Fair / 100

At a glance

Requarth Lumber is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Montgomery County, Ohio, scoring 54.5/100 DC Readiness — 84th of 116 scored sites in the county. It sits in the PJM grid region and the DAYTON POWER & LIGHT CO service territory, where interconnection has averaged 5.2 years from request to operation.

Power & interconnection

UtilityDAYTON POWER & LIGHT 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 IXPEncore Technologies MSB1
IXP distance10.0 mi
Fiber providers11
Fiber coverage66.9%

Site characteristics

Site typeIndustrial
Land contactMontgomery County County Assessor

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Water stress (WRI)Low
Wetlands (NWI)—
Critical habitat—
Superfund nearby—
Hazard sub-score70/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterEncore Technologies MSB1
DC distance10.0 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (30)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity8.78¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.39¢/kWh
Cooling degree days900
Heating degree days5,400
Land price / acre$7,918

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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≥ 7560–7540–60≤ 40
This site + 8 nearby

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How does Requarth Lumber compare with other sites in Montgomery County?

Requarth Lumber ranks 84th of 116 scored candidate sites in Montgomery County. Its 54.5/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 58.1. It is roughly in line with the Ohio average of 54.8 and roughly in line with the national average of 53.2.

Against the Ohio average, its strongest sub-score is fiber connectivity (86 vs 72) and its weakest is power availability (30 vs 37). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is Requarth Lumber to power, fiber and other datacenters?

The nearest located transmission bottleneck is COLLEGEC-COLLINSV TIE B 138 KV (PJM), 34 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Encore Technologies MSB1 at 10 miles. 11 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Encore Technologies MSB1, 10 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Requarth Lumber?

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.

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power20%
46
Fiber connectivity12%
86
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
90
Natural hazard6%
70
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
80
Land / acreage3%
42
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
80

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Requarth Lumber
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
Mound Plant (USDOE)Brownfield69 kV—5.2 yrs66.6
O. H. HUTCHINGS STATIONSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW5.2 yrs65.9
EC Coal Montgomery CountyGreenfield——5.2 yrs64.5
EC Near O H HutchingsGreenfield——5.2 yrs64.5
EC Near O H HutchingsGreenfield——5.2 yrs63.7
OZ MontgomeryGreenfield——5.2 yrs63.6
OZ MontgomeryGreenfield——5.2 yrs63.5
EC Near O H HutchingsGreenfield——5.2 yrs63.3

Requarth Lumber: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of Requarth Lumber?

Requarth Lumber scores 54.5/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 84th 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 Requarth Lumber?

DAYTON POWER & LIGHT CO (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site.

What grid region is Requarth Lumber in?

Requarth Lumber is in the PJM region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 5.2-year wait from queue request to operation.

How far is Requarth Lumber from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is Encore Technologies MSB1, about 10 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, “Requarth Lumber, Montgomery County, OH”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/ohio/montgomery-county/requarth-lumber-fd14da26 (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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