Johnstown Planing Mill
IndustrialCambria County, Pennsylvania · PJM
At a glance
Johnstown Planing Mill is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, scoring 46.5/100 DC Readiness — 201st of 202 scored sites in the county. It sits in the PJM grid region, 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 Johnstown Planing Mill compare with other sites in Cambria County?
Johnstown Planing Mill ranks 201st of 202 scored candidate sites in Cambria County. Its 46.5/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 49.1. It is about 10% below the Pennsylvania average of 51.8 and about 13% below the national average of 53.2.
Against the Pennsylvania average, its strongest sub-score is water (90 vs 89) and its weakest is fiber connectivity (54 vs 68). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.
How close is Johnstown Planing Mill to power, fiber and other datacenters?
The nearest located transmission bottleneck is ASPENSLR-ROXBURY ASP-ROXB A 115 KV (PJM), 68 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is ark data centers - Pittsburgh, PA at 48.7 miles. 5 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Verizon, 40.2 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Johnstown Planing Mill?
The site is in FEMA flood zone AE, a Special Flood Hazard Area — land with at least a 1% annual chance of flooding. At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Cambria 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 Cambria County, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOHNSTOWN | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.6 yrs | 57.5 |
| UNKNOWN123838 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.6 yrs | 57.5 |
| OZ Cambria | Greenfield | — | — | 3.6 yrs | 57.3 |
| EC Coal Cambria County | Greenfield | — | — | 3.6 yrs | 56.6 |
| EC Coal Cambria County | Greenfield | — | — | 3.6 yrs | 56.5 |
| EC Coal Cambria County | Greenfield | — | — | 3.6 yrs | 56.3 |
| EC Coal Cambria County | Greenfield | — | — | 3.6 yrs | 56.3 |
| OZ Cambria | Greenfield | — | — | 3.6 yrs | 56.2 |
Johnstown Planing Mill: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of Johnstown Planing Mill?
Johnstown Planing Mill scores 46.5/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 201st of 202 scored sites in Cambria County. The Cambria County average is 49.1 and the Pennsylvania average is 51.8.
What grid region is Johnstown Planing Mill in?
Johnstown Planing Mill is in the PJM region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.6-year wait from queue request to operation.
Is Johnstown Planing Mill in a flood zone?
The site is in FEMA flood zone AE, a Special Flood Hazard Area — land with at least a 1% annual chance of flooding.
How far is Johnstown Planing Mill from an internet exchange?
The nearest internet exchange facility is ark data centers - Pittsburgh, PA, about 48.7 miles away; 5 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, “Johnstown Planing Mill, Cambria County, PA”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/pennsylvania/cambria-county/johnstown-planing-mill-0a8398c2 (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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