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EC Near Morton Salt Rittman

Greenfield

Wayne County, Ohio · PJM

DC Readiness
59.9
Good / 100

EC Near Morton Salt Rittman is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Wayne County, Ohio, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 59.9/100 DC Readiness and a 3.2 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

LMP zonePJM_AEP
Wholesale LMP$41.99/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.12¢/kWh
UtilityOHIO EDISON COinvestor ownedmoderate to large load · terms ≥ 25 MW

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookModerate
≈ 4.4 yrs typical interconnection wait

Middle-of-the-pack interconnection conditions for this grid.

ISO / RTO regionPJM
Queue depth11
Avg queue wait3.2 yrs
Recent queue wait4.4 yrs
Completion rate17%
Withdrawal rate83%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPark data centers - Akron,OH
IXP distance18.1 mi
Fiber providers13
Fiber coverage73.3%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-2
Cloud region distance90.3 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactWayne County Assessor
Parcel APN32-00305.000
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Pasture/Hay
Former usenear retired coal plant (10km)

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.50
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score70/100
Construction cost index96.5 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterInvolta-Akron
DC distance18.1 mi
Nearest rail1.6 mi
Nearest gas pipeline3.5 mi
Nearest fiber route146.3 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (30)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.51¢/kWh
Industrial electricity8.57¢/kWh
Cooling degree days900
Heating degree days5,400
Land price / acre$12,012

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%
30
Speed to power20%
41
Fiber connectivity12%
80
Energy cost10%
84
Water risk7%
90
Natural hazard6%
70
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
70
Land / acreage3%
50
Construction cost3%
70
Gas pipeline2%
89
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
80

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Near Morton Salt Rittman
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
Greenfield (STAR - UNKNOWN177487)Greenfield345 kV600 MW6.9 yrs62.2
Greenfield (STAR - UNKNOWN177487)Greenfield345 kV600 MW6.9 yrs62.1
EC Near Morton Salt RittmanGreenfield——3.2 yrs61.9
EC Coal Wayne CountyGreenfield——3.2 yrs60.4
EC Near Morton Salt RittmanGreenfield——3.2 yrs60.2
EC Coal Wayne CountyGreenfield——3.2 yrs60.1
Morton Salt RittmanBrownfield—2 MW3.2 yrs59.9
EC Near Morton Salt RittmanGreenfield——3.2 yrs59.7

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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