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Datacenter Sites in Beaver County, Pennsylvania

Beaver County has 72 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 54.4/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 6,010 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Relatively Moderate". The county has a datacenter tax incentive on record.

At a glance

Beaver County, Pennsylvania has 72 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 54.4/100 DC Readiness, roughly in line with the Pennsylvania average of 52.1. It ranks 29th of 65 Pennsylvania counties by number of sites and 14th by average score. The top-scoring site is CRANBERRY at 66.1/100.

72
Candidate sites
54.4/100
Avg DC Readiness
6,010 MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
Relatively Moderate
Hazard rating
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Top 25 in Beaver County

Site-selection context for Beaver County

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Datacenter tax incentive
9.72¢/kWh
Commercial electricity
7.32¢/kWh
Industrial electricity
9
Fiber providers
Low
Water stress
$7,099
Land price / acre
800
Cooling degree days
5,600
Heating degree days
50°F
Mean annual temp

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

How does Beaver County compare with other counties in Pennsylvania?

By number of scored sites, Beaver County ranks 29th of the 65 Pennsylvania counties with a county page, holding 1.1% of the state's 6,497 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 54.4/100 ranks 14th in the state and is roughly in line with the national average of 53.0. Nationally it has the 500th-largest site inventory of 2,964 counties with five or more sites. 0 sites score 70 or higher and 34 score 55 or higher.

What types of datacenter sites are in Beaver County?

Substation-Adjacent sites are the most common (19, 26% of the county's inventory), followed by former mine (19) and industrial (19). Site type reflects how the parcel was identified — next to a substation, on a former mine or brownfield, on industrial or federal excess land — and is scored on the same 14 factors either way.

What are power cost, hazard, water and fiber conditions in Beaver County?

Industrial electricity averages 7.32¢/kWh and commercial 9.72¢/kWh. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county "Relatively Moderate" (28). WRI water stress is low. 9 fiber providers report service in the county. The climate runs 800 cooling degree days a year with a mean temperature of 50°F. Land is valued around $7,099 an acre.

By site type

Top datacenter sites in Beaver County

Top datacenter sites in Beaver County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
CRANBERRYSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW3.6 yrs66.1
CRESCENTSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.6 yrs64.3
CLINTONSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.6 yrs64.0
UNKNOWN123680Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.6 yrs62.7
MANSFIELD STATIONSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.6 yrs62.7
EC Coal Beaver CountyGreenfield——3.6 yrs61.7
EC Coal Beaver CountyGreenfield——3.6 yrs60.8
EC Coal Beaver CountyGreenfield——3.6 yrs60.5
EC Coal Beaver CountyGreenfield——3.6 yrs60.3
EC Coal Beaver CountyGreenfield——3.6 yrs59.3
OZ BeaverGreenfield——3.6 yrs59.3
TAP156231Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.6 yrs58.4
UNKNOWN123686Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.6 yrs58.2
UNKNOWN123685Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.6 yrs58.2
UNKNOWN138760Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.6 yrs58.0
EC Coal Beaver CountyGreenfield——3.6 yrs57.9
RACCOONSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.6 yrs57.7
UNKNOWN157689Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.6 yrs57.7
EC Coal Beaver CountyGreenfield——3.6 yrs57.5
EC Coal Beaver CountyGreenfield——3.6 yrs57.5
UNKNOWN151894Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.6 yrs57.5
UNKNOWN123687Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.6 yrs57.4
Greenfield (BEAVER VALLEY - CLINTON)Greenfield345 kV600 MW5.2 yrs57.3
Montgomery L&D Hydroelectric ProjectBrownfield—10 MW3.6 yrs57.0
EC Coal Beaver CountyGreenfield——3.6 yrs57.0

Every scored site in Beaver County

All 72 sites, best first.

Beaver County datacenter FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in Beaver County?

72 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 54.4/100 DC Readiness. That is the 29th-most of 65 Pennsylvania counties with five or more sites.

What is the highest-scoring datacenter site in Beaver County?

CRANBERRY scores 66.1/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 72 scored sites in Beaver County (a substation-adjacent site).

Does Beaver County offer datacenter tax incentives?

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

What is the natural-hazard risk in Beaver County?

FEMA's National Risk Index rates Beaver County as "Relatively Moderate" (score 28).

What are industrial electricity rates in Beaver County?

Average industrial electricity is 7.32¢/kWh and commercial is 9.72¢/kWh in Beaver County.

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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 November 12, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: GridCensus, “Datacenter candidate sites in Beaver County, Pennsylvania”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/pennsylvania/beaver-county (data as of November 12, 2026).

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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