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Former Knight's Park Open Waste Dump

Industrial

Blair County, Pennsylvania · PJM

DC Readiness
49.1
Fair / 100

Former Knight's Park Open Waste Dump is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Blair County, Pennsylvania, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 49.1/100 DC Readiness and a 3.8 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

UtilityVALLEY RURAL ELECTRIC COOP INCcooperativemoderate to large load · state default

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookModerate
≈ 3.8 yrs typical interconnection wait

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

ISO / RTO regionPJM
Queue depth31
Avg queue wait3.8 yrs

Connectivity

Nearest IXPWindstream - State College
IXP distance39.7 mi
Fiber providers8
Fiber coverage34.4%

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 datacenterVerizon
DC distance29.2 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (28)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity13.81¢/kWh
Industrial electricity12.07¢/kWh
Cooling degree days800
Heating degree days5,600
Land price / acre$6,711

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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Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power20%
38
Fiber connectivity12%
60
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
90
Natural hazard6%
72
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
60
Land / acreage3%
42
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
85

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Former Knight's Park Open Waste Dump
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
EC Coal Blair CountyGreenfield——3.0 yrs59.9
EC Near Juniata Locomotive ShopGreenfield——3.0 yrs58.9
ALTOONASubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs58.4
EC Near Juniata Locomotive ShopGreenfield——3.0 yrs57.4
EC Coal Blair CountyGreenfield——3.0 yrs57.1
EC Near Juniata Locomotive ShopGreenfield——3.0 yrs56.9
Juniata Locomotive ShopBrownfield—4 MW3.0 yrs56.6
Greenfield (UNKNOWN123462 - CONEMAUGH)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW3.8 yrs56.5

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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