Water Street Service Area
IndustrialRoss County, Ohio · PJM
At a glance
Water Street Service Area is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Ross County, Ohio, scoring 51.0/100 DC Readiness — 18th of 39 scored sites in the county. It sits in the PJM grid region and the OHIO POWER CO 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 Water Street Service Area compare with other sites in Ross County?
Water Street Service Area ranks 18th of 39 scored candidate sites in Ross County. Its 51.0/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 52.7. 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 natural hazard (70 vs 69) and its weakest is fiber connectivity (63 vs 72). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.
How close is Water Street Service Area to power, fiber and other datacenters?
The nearest located transmission bottleneck is CRETSTJO-STJOHNS 94507 B 345 KV (PJM), 37 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Crown Castle Columbus (101 E Town) at 43 miles. 4 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Google, 30.8 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Water Street Service Area?
At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Ross 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 Ross County, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIERS RUN | Substation-Adjacent | 345 kV | 600 MW | 5.2 yrs | 61.8 |
| OZ Ross | Greenfield | — | — | 5.2 yrs | 58.3 |
| OZ Ross | Greenfield | — | — | 5.2 yrs | 57.8 |
| UNKNOWN137823 | Substation-Adjacent | 138 kV | 100 MW | 5.2 yrs | 57.3 |
| UNKNOWN113908 | Substation-Adjacent | 138 kV | 100 MW | 5.2 yrs | 57.3 |
| UNKNOWN114956 | Substation-Adjacent | 138 kV | 100 MW | 5.2 yrs | 56.5 |
| UNKNOWN137832 | Substation-Adjacent | 138 kV | 100 MW | 5.2 yrs | 56.1 |
| EC FFE Ross County | Greenfield | — | — | 5.2 yrs | 56.0 |
Water Street Service Area: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of Water Street Service Area?
Water Street Service Area scores 51.0/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 18th of 39 scored sites in Ross County. The Ross County average is 52.7 and the Ohio average is 54.8.
Which electric utility serves Water Street Service Area?
OHIO POWER CO (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site; its holding company is AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO.
What grid region is Water Street Service Area in?
Water Street Service Area is in the PJM region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 5.2-year wait from queue request to operation.
How far is Water Street Service Area from an internet exchange?
The nearest internet exchange facility is Crown Castle Columbus (101 E Town), about 43 miles away; 4 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, “Water Street Service Area, Ross County, OH”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/ohio/ross-county/water-street-service-area-617545e3 (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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