Downingtown Amtrak Repair Yard (G3DRNY00)
IndustrialChester County, Pennsylvania · PJM
At a glance
Downingtown Amtrak Repair Yard (G3DRNY00) is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Chester County, Pennsylvania, scoring 51.9/100 DC Readiness — 50th of 61 scored sites in the county. It sits in the PJM grid region and the PECO ENERGY CO 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 Downingtown Amtrak Repair Yard (G3DRNY00) compare with other sites in Chester County?
Downingtown Amtrak Repair Yard (G3DRNY00) ranks 50th of 61 scored candidate sites in Chester County. Its 51.9/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 56.9. 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 fiber connectivity (84 vs 68) and its weakest is power availability (30 vs 34). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.
How close is Downingtown Amtrak Repair Yard (G3DRNY00) to power, fiber and other datacenters?
The nearest located transmission bottleneck is NOTTINGHM 2-3 SER DEV A 230 KV (PJM), 21 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is USNAMES-NET at 17.8 miles. 13 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is USNAMES-NET, 17.8 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Downingtown Amtrak Repair Yard (G3DRNY00)?
The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk). At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Chester 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 Chester County, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNKNOWN123421 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.6 yrs | 63.9 |
| LENAPE | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.6 yrs | 63.7 |
| CLAY | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.6 yrs | 63.5 |
| UNKNOWN157018 | Substation-Adjacent | 138 kV | 100 MW | 1.5 yrs | 63.4 |
| UNKNOWN129044 | Substation-Adjacent | 138 kV | 100 MW | 1.5 yrs | 63.3 |
| UNKNOWN123416 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.6 yrs | 63.1 |
| EC Near Cromby Generating Station | Greenfield | — | — | 3.6 yrs | 62.8 |
| EC Near Cromby Generating Station | Greenfield | — | — | 3.6 yrs | 62.8 |
Downingtown Amtrak Repair Yard (G3DRNY00): common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of Downingtown Amtrak Repair Yard (G3DRNY00)?
Downingtown Amtrak Repair Yard (G3DRNY00) scores 51.9/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 50th of 61 scored sites in Chester County. The Chester County average is 56.9 and the Pennsylvania average is 51.8.
Which electric utility serves Downingtown Amtrak Repair Yard (G3DRNY00)?
PECO ENERGY CO (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site; its holding company is EXELON CORP.
What grid region is Downingtown Amtrak Repair Yard (G3DRNY00) in?
Downingtown Amtrak Repair Yard (G3DRNY00) is in the PJM region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.6-year wait from queue request to operation.
Is Downingtown Amtrak Repair Yard (G3DRNY00) in a flood zone?
The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk).
How far is Downingtown Amtrak Repair Yard (G3DRNY00) from an internet exchange?
The nearest internet exchange facility is USNAMES-NET, about 17.8 miles away; 13 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, “Downingtown Amtrak Repair Yard (G3DRNY00), Chester County, PA”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/pennsylvania/chester-county/downingtown-amtrak-repair-yard-g3drny00-11ba3747 (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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