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Brushton Ave. Site

Industrial

Allegheny County, Pennsylvania · PJM

DC Readiness
55.0
Good / 100

At a glance

Brushton Ave. Site is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, scoring 55.0/100 DC Readiness — 244th of 411 scored sites in the county. It sits in the PJM grid region and the DUQUESNE LIGHT CO service territory, where interconnection has averaged 3.6 years from request to operation.

Power & interconnection

UtilityDUQUESNE LIGHT COinvestor ownedfavorable to large load · terms ≥ 50 MW

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookConstrained
≈ 5.5 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 depth404
Avg queue wait3.6 yrs
Recent queue wait5.5 yrs
Completion rate19%
Withdrawal rate81%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPaspStation, Inc.
IXP distance3.1 mi
Fiber providers15
Fiber coverage88.3%

Site characteristics

Site typeIndustrial

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Water stress (WRI)Low
Wetlands (NWI)—
Critical habitat—
Superfund nearby—
Hazard sub-score72/100

Location context

Nearest datacenteraspStation, Inc.
DC distance3.1 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (28)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity9.81¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.42¢/kWh
Cooling degree days800
Heating degree days5,600
Land price / acre$10,009

Regulatory climate

Moderatestate posture · as of 2026-08

No notable statewide DC restriction on record; confirm local zoning and utility tariffs.

DC tax incentiveNo / suspended

Incentive detail: Keystone Opportunity Zone/KOEZ sales and property tax exemptions in designated areas.

Site location

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≥ 7560–7540–60≤ 40
This site + 8 nearby

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How does Brushton Ave. Site compare with other sites in Allegheny County?

Brushton Ave. Site ranks 244th of 411 scored candidate sites in Allegheny County. Its 55.0/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 56.2. It is roughly in line with the Pennsylvania average of 51.8 and roughly in line with the national average of 53.2.

Against the Pennsylvania average, its strongest sub-score is fiber connectivity (97 vs 68) and its weakest is power availability (30 vs 34). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is Brushton Ave. Site to power, fiber and other datacenters?

For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is aspStation, Inc. at 3.1 miles. 15 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is aspStation, Inc., 3.1 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Brushton Ave. Site?

At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Allegheny 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%
37
Fiber connectivity12%
97
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
90
Natural hazard6%
72
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
100
Land / acreage3%
42
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
85

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Brushton Ave. Site
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
BRUNOT ISLANDSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.6 yrs68.8
Hazelwood Green’s Mill 19 SolarBrownfield—2 MW3.6 yrs67.9
TAP151899Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.6 yrs66.2
EC Coal Allegheny CountyGreenfield——3.6 yrs65.0
EC Coal Allegheny CountyGreenfield——3.6 yrs64.6
EC Near Brunot IslandGreenfield——3.6 yrs64.4
OZ AlleghenyGreenfield——3.6 yrs64.3
OZ AlleghenyGreenfield——3.6 yrs64.2

Brushton Ave. Site: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of Brushton Ave. Site?

Brushton Ave. Site scores 55.0/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated good. It ranks 244th of 411 scored sites in Allegheny County. The Allegheny County average is 56.2 and the Pennsylvania average is 51.8.

Which electric utility serves Brushton Ave. Site?

DUQUESNE LIGHT CO (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site; its holding company is DUQUESNE LIGHT HOLDINGS.

What grid region is Brushton Ave. Site in?

Brushton Ave. Site is in the PJM region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.6-year wait from queue request to operation.

How far is Brushton Ave. Site from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is aspStation, Inc., about 3.1 miles away; 15 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, “Brushton Ave. Site, Allegheny County, PA”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/pennsylvania/allegheny-county/brushton-ave-site-eafc16e6 (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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