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Jersey Shore Steel Co

Brownfield

Clinton County, Pennsylvania · PJM

DC Readiness
53.1
Fair / 100

Jersey Shore Steel Co is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Clinton County, Pennsylvania, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 53.1/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 2 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.0 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Available capacity2 MW
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 IXPWindstream - State College
IXP distance34.1 mi
Fiber providers5
Fiber coverage10.8%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-east5
Cloud region distance141.7 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Land contactState Environmental Cleanup Program
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Former usegas
Existing capacity2 MW

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintLow (30/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.50
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteGRIECOS DRY CLEANING
Hazard sub-score62/100
Construction cost index75.8 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterIron City No. 1 Power Generator and Compute Center
DC distance33.8 mi
Nearest rail0.5 mi
Nearest gas pipeline10.1 mi
Nearest fiber route36.6 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (28)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity8.43¢/kWh
Industrial electricity6.15¢/kWh
Cooling degree days800
Heating degree days5,600
Land price / acre$8,278

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%
23
Speed to power20%
37
Fiber connectivity12%
54
Energy cost10%
85
Water risk7%
89
Natural hazard6%
62
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
45
Land / acreage3%
51
Construction cost3%
87
Gas pipeline2%
68
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
85

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Jersey Shore Steel Co
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
CHAPMANSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs58.5
UNKNOWN123586Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs57.3
OZ ClintonGreenfield3.0 yrs55.9
EC Coal Clinton CountyGreenfield3.0 yrs55.8
EC Coal Clinton CountyGreenfield3.0 yrs55.5
EC FFE Clinton CountyGreenfield3.0 yrs55.0
UNKNOWN138450Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.8 yrs52.6
Greenfield (TAP140646 - MOSHANNON)Greenfield230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs52.2

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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