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Datacenter Sites in Elk County, Pennsylvania

Elk County has 54 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 51.7/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 1,600 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Relatively Moderate". The county has a datacenter tax incentive on record.

At a glance

Elk County, Pennsylvania has 54 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 51.7/100 DC Readiness, roughly in line with the Pennsylvania average of 52.1. It ranks 32nd of 65 Pennsylvania counties by number of sites and 41st by average score. The top-scoring site is ELKO at 60.4/100.

54
Candidate sites
51.7/100
Avg DC Readiness
1,600 MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
Relatively Moderate
Hazard rating
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≥ 7560–7540–60≤ 40
Top 25 in Elk County

Site-selection context for Elk County

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Datacenter tax incentive
—
Commercial electricity
—
Industrial electricity
4
Fiber providers
Low
Water stress
$5,329
Land price / acre
800
Cooling degree days
5,600
Heating degree days
50°F
Mean annual temp

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

How does Elk County compare with other counties in Pennsylvania?

By number of scored sites, Elk County ranks 32nd of the 65 Pennsylvania counties with a county page, holding 0.8% of the state's 6,497 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 51.7/100 ranks 41st in the state and is roughly in line with the national average of 53.0. Nationally it has the 695th-largest site inventory of 2,964 counties with five or more sites. 0 sites score 70 or higher and 11 score 55 or higher.

What types of datacenter sites are in Elk County?

Former Mine sites are the most common (39, 72% of the county's inventory), followed by greenfield (9) and substation-adjacent (6). Site type reflects how the parcel was identified — next to a substation, on a former mine or brownfield, on industrial or federal excess land — and is scored on the same 14 factors either way.

What are power cost, hazard, water and fiber conditions in Elk County?

FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county "Relatively Moderate" (28). WRI water stress is low. 4 fiber providers report service in the county. The climate runs 800 cooling degree days a year with a mean temperature of 50°F. Land is valued around $5,329 an acre.

By site type

Top datacenter sites in Elk County

Top datacenter sites in Elk County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
ELKOSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs60.4
FORESTSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs59.8
EC Coal Elk CountyGreenfield——3.6 yrs58.0
EC Coal Elk CountyGreenfield——3.6 yrs57.6
CARBON CENTERSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.6 yrs56.6
UNKNOWN124296Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.6 yrs56.2
UNKNOWN124300Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.6 yrs55.9
EC Coal Elk CountyGreenfield——3.6 yrs55.9
UNKNOWN124295Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.6 yrs55.9
Greenfield (HOMER CITY - FIVE MILE)Greenfield345 kV600 MW3.6 yrs55.4
EC Coal Elk CountyGreenfield——3.6 yrs55.0
EC FFE Elk CountyGreenfield——3.6 yrs54.7
EC Coal Elk CountyGreenfield——3.6 yrs54.3
EC Coal Elk CountyGreenfield——3.6 yrs54.2
EC Coal Elk CountyGreenfield——3.6 yrs52.4
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.6 yrs50.4
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.6 yrs50.4
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.6 yrs50.4
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.6 yrs50.3
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.6 yrs50.3
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.6 yrs50.2
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.6 yrs50.2
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.6 yrs50.2
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.6 yrs50.2
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.6 yrs50.2

Every scored site in Elk County

All 54 sites, best first.

Elk County datacenter FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in Elk County?

54 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 51.7/100 DC Readiness. That is the 32nd-most of 65 Pennsylvania counties with five or more sites.

What is the highest-scoring datacenter site in Elk County?

ELKO scores 60.4/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 54 scored sites in Elk County (a substation-adjacent site).

Does Elk County offer datacenter tax incentives?

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

What is the natural-hazard risk in Elk County?

FEMA's National Risk Index rates Elk County as "Relatively Moderate" (score 28).

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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 November 13, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: GridCensus, “Datacenter candidate sites in Elk County, Pennsylvania”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/pennsylvania/elk-county (data as of November 13, 2026).

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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