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SunCoke Energy South Shore Facility

Brownfield

Scioto County, Ohio · PJM

DC Readiness
57.4
Good / 100

SunCoke Energy South Shore Facility is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Scioto County, Ohio, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 57.4/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 90 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.6 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Available capacity90 MW
LMP zonePJM_DUKE
Wholesale LMP$41.74/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.12¢/kWh
UtilityKENTUCKY POWER COinvestor owned

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookConstrained
≈ 4.7 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 depth11
Avg queue wait3.6 yrs
Recent queue wait4.7 yrs
Completion rate7%
Withdrawal rate93%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPSecureNet DC1
IXP distance71.2 mi
Fiber providers5
Fiber coverage62.1%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-2
Cloud region distance84.6 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Land contactState Environmental Cleanup Program
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability65.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Cultivated Crops
Former usecoal
Existing capacity90 MW

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintModerate (55/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.50
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatPresent
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteHARBISONWALKER INTERNATIONAL INC
Hazard sub-score40/100
Construction cost index81.2 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterGoogle
DC distance69.3 mi
Nearest rail0.2 mi
Nearest gas pipeline0.9 mi
Nearest fiber route196.6 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (30)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity12.38¢/kWh
Industrial electricity9.98¢/kWh
Cooling degree days900
Heating degree days5,400
Land price / acre$4,857

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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Full DC Readiness breakdown

All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.

Power availability20%
34
Speed to power20%
37
Fiber connectivity12%
68
Energy cost10%
93
Water risk7%
89
Natural hazard6%
40
Buildability7%
65
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
30
Land / acreage3%
51
Construction cost3%
82
Gas pipeline2%
97
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
80

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near SunCoke Energy South Shore Facility
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
EC Coal Scioto CountyGreenfield——3.2 yrs59.4
UNKNOWN137828Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.8 yrs58.5
EC Coal Scioto CountyGreenfield——3.2 yrs58.3
PORTSMOUTHSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.8 yrs57.9
UNKNOWN116511Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.8 yrs57.9
UNKNOWN162544Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.8 yrs57.9
UNKNOWN137805Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.8 yrs57.8
UNKNOWN137849Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.8 yrs57.7

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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