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EC Coal Carbon County

Greenfield

Carbon County, Pennsylvania · PJM

DC Readiness
56.0
Good / 100

EC Coal Carbon County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Carbon County, Pennsylvania, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 56.0/100 DC Readiness and a 3.0 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

LMP zonePJM_PECO
Wholesale LMP$38.56/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.08¢/kWh
UtilityPPL ELECTRIC UTILITIES CORPinvestor ownedfavorable to large load · terms ≥ 100 MWLarge-load tariff proposal (≥100 MW): minimum take, collateral

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 IXPTierPoint Allentown-TekPark
IXP distance21.8 mi
Fiber providers8
Fiber coverage29.5%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-1
Cloud region distance150.7 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactCarbon County County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability45.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Deciduous Forest
Former usecoal mine

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.50
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score72/100
Construction cost index74.5 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterAllentown-TekPark
DC distance21.8 mi
Nearest rail2.3 mi
Nearest gas pipeline19.7 mi
Nearest fiber route81.4 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (28)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity7.76¢/kWh
Industrial electricity5.69¢/kWh
Cooling degree days800
Heating degree days5,600
Land price / acre$8,381

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%
65
Energy cost10%
85
Water risk7%
90
Natural hazard6%
72
Buildability7%
45
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
65
Land / acreage3%
42
Construction cost3%
88
Gas pipeline2%
37
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
85

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Coal Carbon County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
Palmerton Zinc PileBrownfield—0 MW3.8 yrs63.9
UNKNOWN123643Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs61.6
EC Coal Carbon CountyGreenfield——3.0 yrs58.7
UNKNOWN146484Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs58.5
EC Coal Carbon CountyGreenfield——3.0 yrs56.3
EC Coal Carbon CountyGreenfield——3.0 yrs56.2
EC Coal Carbon CountyGreenfield——3.0 yrs56.1
EC Coal Carbon CountyGreenfield——3.0 yrs56.0

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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