EC Coal Carbon County

Greenfield

Carbon County, Pennsylvania · PJM

DC Readiness
57.3
Good / 100

EC Coal Carbon County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Carbon County, Pennsylvania, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 57.3/100 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

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionPJM
Queue depth411
Avg queue wait3.0 yrs
Recent queue wait1.6 yrs
Completion rate19%
Withdrawal rate81%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPTierPoint Lehigh Valley
IXP distance30.6 mi
Fiber providers7
Fiber coverage18.3%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-1
Cloud region distance169.1 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerPPL ELECTRIC UTILITIES CORP
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability45.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Deciduous Forest
Former usecoal adjacent

Risk & environment

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 datacenterPDC3 - 3949 Schelden Cir
DC distance30.6 mi
Nearest rail4.7 mi
Nearest gas pipeline5.1 mi
Nearest fiber route98.0 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

Incentive detail: Keystone Opportunity Zone/KOEZ sales and property tax exemptions in designated areas.

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power15%
42
Fiber connectivity12%
53
Energy cost10%
85
Water risk8%
92
Natural hazard8%
72
Buildability7%
45
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
65
Land / acreage3%
41
Construction cost3%
88
Gas pipeline2%
84
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
85

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Coal Carbon County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
Greenfield (UNKNOWN123610 - WESCOSVILLE)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW3.0 yrs69.2
UNKNOWN123643Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.0 yrs68.1
Greenfield (UNKNOWN123459 - SIEGFRIED)Greenfield230 kV300 MW3.0 yrs65.2
Greenfield (UNKNOWN123643 - SIEGFRIED)Greenfield230 kV300 MW3.0 yrs64.7
Greenfield (UNKNOWN123610 - WESCOSVILLE)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW3.0 yrs63.7
Greenfield (UNKNOWN123459 - UNKNOWN123643)Greenfield230 kV300 MW3.0 yrs63.6
Greenfield (UNKNOWN123459 - UNKNOWN123643)Greenfield230 kV300 MW3.0 yrs62.1
Greenfield (UNKNOWN123610 - WESCOSVILLE)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW3.0 yrs61.6

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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