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EC Coal Cambria County

Greenfield

Cambria County, Pennsylvania · PJM

DC Readiness
58.0
Good / 100

EC Coal Cambria County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 58.0/100 DC Readiness and a 3.0 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

LMP zonePJM_PECO
Wholesale LMP$38.56/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.13¢/kWh
UtilitySOMERSET RURAL ELEC COOP, INCcooperativemoderate to large load · state default

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookFavorable
≈ 1.6 yrs typical interconnection wait

Shorter queues and healthier completion here — a faster path to energization than the national norm.

ISO / RTO regionPJM
Queue depth31
Avg queue wait3.0 yrs
Recent queue wait1.6 yrs
Completion rate19%
Withdrawal rate81%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPark data centers - Pittsburgh, PA
IXP distance54.1 mi
Fiber providers5
Fiber coverage11.8%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-east5
Cloud region distance62.4 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactCambria County County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability90.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, Open Space
Former usecoal adjacent

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintLow (30/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.50
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteGREATER JOHNSTOWN AVT
Hazard sub-score62/100
Construction cost index84.0 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterVerizon
DC distance42.8 mi
Nearest rail0.9 mi
Nearest gas pipeline9.1 mi
Nearest fiber route39.7 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (28)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity12.64¢/kWh
Industrial electricity11.34¢/kWh
Cooling degree days800
Heating degree days5,600
Land price / acre$4,911

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%
45
Fiber connectivity12%
54
Energy cost10%
94
Water risk7%
90
Natural hazard6%
62
Buildability7%
90
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
50
Land / acreage3%
42
Construction cost3%
80
Gas pipeline2%
71
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
85

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Coal Cambria County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
OZ CambriaGreenfield——3.0 yrs58.8
EC Coal Cambria CountyGreenfield——3.0 yrs58.1
EC Coal Cambria CountyGreenfield——3.0 yrs57.8
EC Coal Cambria CountyGreenfield——3.0 yrs57.8
OZ CambriaGreenfield——3.0 yrs57.7
JOHNSTOWNSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs57.6
EC Coal Cambria CountyGreenfield——3.0 yrs57.6
UNKNOWN123838Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs57.5

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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