Trumbull County, Ohio · PJM

DC Readiness
65.9
Good / 100

Niles is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Trumbull County, Ohio, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 65.9/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 5 MW of candidate capacity.

Power & interconnection

Substation distance1.4 mi
Available capacity5 MW
Utility commercial rate0.11¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionPJM
Queue depth9

Connectivity

Nearest IXPark data centers - Youngstown, OH
IXP distance6.1 mi
Fiber providers12
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-2
Cloud region distance144.4 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Former useoil
Existing capacity5 MW
Retirement date2018-06-01

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.50
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteNILES COMBUSTION TURBINE
Hazard sub-score60/100
Construction cost index82.6 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterark data centers - Youngstown, OH
DC distance6.1 mi
Nearest rail0.3 mi
Nearest gas pipeline4.5 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (30)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.16¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.44¢/kWh
Cooling degree days900
Heating degree days5,400
Land price / acre$5,640

Incentive detail: DC sales tax exemption on equipment and electricity (2022 law); JobsOhio grants.

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
42
Speed to power15%
45
Fiber connectivity12%
66
Energy cost10%
100
Water risk8%
92
Natural hazard8%
60
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
85
Land / acreage3%
70
Construction cost3%
81
Gas pipeline2%
86
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
80

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Niles
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
TAP162534Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.2 yrs74.2
UNKNOWN115882Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.2 yrs73.2
UNKNOWN113698Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.2 yrs72.2
UNKNOWN113212Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.2 yrs70.5
Greenfield (SHENANGO - HIGHLAND)Greenfield345 kV600 MW3.2 yrs70.5
UNKNOWN136906Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.2 yrs70.0
UNKNOWN123580Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.2 yrs69.9
Niles Power PlantBrownfield266 MW3.2 yrs69.7

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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