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Vacant Land - 516 Vernon Odom Blvd.

Industrial

Summit County, Ohio · PJM

DC Readiness
55.6
Good / 100

At a glance

Vacant Land - 516 Vernon Odom Blvd. is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Summit County, Ohio, scoring 55.6/100 DC Readiness — 74th of 129 scored sites in the county. It sits in the PJM grid region and the OHIO EDISON CO service territory, where interconnection has averaged 5.2 years from request to operation.

Power & interconnection

UtilityOHIO EDISON 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 IXPark data centers - Akron,OH
IXP distance1.4 mi
Fiber providers18
Fiber coverage55.0%

Site characteristics

Site typeIndustrial

Risk & environment

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

Location context

Nearest datacenterInvolta-Akron
DC distance1.4 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (30)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.55¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.79¢/kWh
Cooling degree days900
Heating degree days5,400
Land price / acre$21,036

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 Vacant Land - 516 Vernon Odom Blvd. compare with other sites in Summit County?

Vacant Land - 516 Vernon Odom Blvd. ranks 74th of 129 scored candidate sites in Summit County. Its 55.6/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 57.1. 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 (89 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 Vacant Land - 516 Vernon Odom Blvd. to power, fiber and other datacenters?

For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is ark data centers - Akron,OH at 1.4 miles. 18 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Involta-Akron, 1.4 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Vacant Land - 516 Vernon Odom Blvd.?

At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Summit 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%
89
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
90
Natural hazard6%
70
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
100
Land / acreage3%
42
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
80

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Vacant Land - 516 Vernon Odom Blvd.
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
CHAMBERLINSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW5.2 yrs66.4
STARSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW5.2 yrs66.4
OZ SummitGreenfield——5.2 yrs64.4
EC Near EngleGreenfield——5.2 yrs64.0
OZ SummitGreenfield——5.2 yrs63.6
OZ SummitGreenfield——5.2 yrs63.5
OZ SummitGreenfield——5.2 yrs62.3
AETNASubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW5.2 yrs62.2

Vacant Land - 516 Vernon Odom Blvd.: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of Vacant Land - 516 Vernon Odom Blvd.?

Vacant Land - 516 Vernon Odom Blvd. scores 55.6/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated good. It ranks 74th of 129 scored sites in Summit County. The Summit County average is 57.1 and the Ohio average is 54.8.

Which electric utility serves Vacant Land - 516 Vernon Odom Blvd.?

OHIO EDISON CO (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site; its holding company is FIRSTENERGY CORP.

What grid region is Vacant Land - 516 Vernon Odom Blvd. in?

Vacant Land - 516 Vernon Odom Blvd. is in the PJM region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 5.2-year wait from queue request to operation.

How far is Vacant Land - 516 Vernon Odom Blvd. from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is ark data centers - Akron,OH, about 1.4 miles away; 18 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, “Vacant Land - 516 Vernon Odom Blvd., Summit County, OH”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/ohio/summit-county/vacant-land-516-vernon-odom-blvd-6632d708 (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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