EC Near Alpaca
GreenfieldBradford County, Pennsylvania · PJM
At a glance
EC Near Alpaca is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Bradford County, Pennsylvania, scoring 53.3/100 DC Readiness — 30th of 140 scored sites in the county. It sits in the PJM grid region and the CLAVERACK RURAL ELEC COOP INC service territory, where interconnection has averaged 3.6 years from request to operation.
Power & interconnection
Speed to power
Deep queue and long historical waits — plan for a multi-year interconnection timeline and engage the utility early.
Connectivity
Site characteristics
Risk & environment
Location context
Regulatory climate
No notable statewide DC restriction on record; confirm local zoning and utility tariffs.
Incentive detail: Keystone Opportunity Zone/KOEZ sales and property tax exemptions in designated areas.
Site location
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How does EC Near Alpaca compare with other sites in Bradford County?
EC Near Alpaca ranks 30th of 140 scored candidate sites in Bradford County. Its 53.3/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 50.9. 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 natural hazard (72 vs 71) and its weakest is fiber connectivity (60 vs 68). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.
How close is EC Near Alpaca to power, fiber and other datacenters?
The nearest located transmission bottleneck is ETOWANDA-HILLSIDE 2002 TIE B 230 KV (PJM), 19 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is 70 Henry St at 54.3 miles. 15 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Nautilus Cryptomine, 46.4 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at EC Near Alpaca?
The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk). WRI rates baseline water stress at 0.50 on a 0–5 scale. No mapped wetlands are recorded on the parcel. At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Bradford County "Relatively Moderate".
Full DC Readiness breakdown
All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.
Nearby comparable sites
Other scored datacenter candidate sites in Bradford County, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNKNOWN123447 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.6 yrs | 59.7 |
| UNKNOWN144122 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.6 yrs | 59.7 |
| UNKNOWN171529 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.6 yrs | 59.7 |
| UNKNOWN171527 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.6 yrs | 59.6 |
| EC Near Milan | Greenfield | — | — | 3.6 yrs | 58.3 |
| EC Near Milan | Greenfield | — | — | 3.6 yrs | 57.1 |
| EC Coal Bradford County | Greenfield | — | — | 3.6 yrs | 56.9 |
| EC Near Milan | Greenfield | — | — | 3.6 yrs | 56.3 |
EC Near Alpaca: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of EC Near Alpaca?
EC Near Alpaca scores 53.3/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 30th of 140 scored sites in Bradford County. The Bradford County average is 50.9 and the Pennsylvania average is 51.8.
Which electric utility serves EC Near Alpaca?
CLAVERACK RURAL ELEC COOP INC (cooperative) holds the retail service territory that contains the site.
What grid region is EC Near Alpaca in?
EC Near Alpaca is in the PJM region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.6-year wait from queue request to operation.
Is EC Near Alpaca in a flood zone?
The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk).
Who owns EC Near Alpaca?
Parcel records list the owner as PENNSYLVANIA ELECTRIC CO (private land).
How far is EC Near Alpaca from an internet exchange?
The nearest internet exchange facility is 70 Henry St, about 54.3 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, “EC Near Alpaca, Bradford County, PA”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/pennsylvania/bradford-county/ec-near-alpaca-9136f409 (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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