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Wood County Landfill

Brownfield

Wood County, Ohio · PJM

DC Readiness
67.5
Good / 100

Wood County Landfill is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Wood County, Ohio, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 67.5/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 7 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.8 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationUNKNOWN137314
Substation distance0.8 mi
Available capacity7 MW
Utility commercial rate0.12¢/kWh
UtilityTHE TOLEDO EDISON COinvestor ownedmoderate to large load · terms ≥ 25 MW

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookModerate
≈ 3.8 yrs typical interconnection wait

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

ISO / RTO regionPJM
Queue depth11
Avg queue wait3.8 yrs

Connectivity

Nearest IXPAmplex DC0
IXP distance12.5 mi
Fiber providers15
Fiber coverage63.8%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-2
Cloud region distance103.7 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Acreage60 ac
Buildable load (est.)~24–60 MWland-based· grid headroom is tighter
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Former uselandfill
Existing capacity7 MW
Cleanup statuscleanup_complete

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintLow (30/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.50
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteFORMER ARCO STATION
Hazard sub-score60/100
Construction cost index111.1 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterMeta Bowling Green Data Center
DC distance6.1 mi
Nearest rail0.4 mi
Nearest gas pipeline1.4 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (30)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity12.49¢/kWh
Industrial electricity8.30¢/kWh
Cooling degree days900
Heating degree days5,400
Land price / acre$8,146

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%
46
Speed to power20%
44
Fiber connectivity12%
83
Energy cost10%
99
Water risk7%
90
Natural hazard6%
60
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
85
Land / acreage3%
62
Construction cost3%
57
Gas pipeline2%
96
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
80

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Wood County Landfill
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN113596Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.8 yrs69.7
UNKNOWN156850Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.8 yrs69.0
OZ WoodGreenfield——3.2 yrs64.9
EC Near Bowling GreenGreenfield——3.2 yrs64.8
EC Near Bowling GreenGreenfield——3.2 yrs64.6
EC Near Bowling GreenGreenfield——3.2 yrs64.4
EC Near Bowling GreenGreenfield——3.2 yrs64.0
EC FFE Wood CountyGreenfield——3.2 yrs63.8

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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