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EC Coal Forest County

Greenfield

Forest County, Pennsylvania · PJM

DC Readiness
51.4
Fair / 100

EC Coal Forest County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Forest County, Pennsylvania, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 51.4/100 DC Readiness and a 3.6 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

LMP zonePJM_PECO
Wholesale LMP$38.56/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.14¢/kWh
UtilityWARREN ELECTRIC COOP INCnot available

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookConstrained
≈ 5.5 yrs typical interconnection wait

Deep queue and long historical waits — plan for a multi-year interconnection timeline and engage the utility early.

ISO / RTO regionPJM
Queue depth404
Avg queue wait3.6 yrs
Recent queue wait5.5 yrs
Completion rate19%
Withdrawal rate81%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPIron Mountain Data Center - Western Pennsylvania (WPA-1)
IXP distance50.9 mi
Fiber providers4
Fiber coverage3.3%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-east5
Cloud region distance87.1 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerWEST PENN POWER CO
Land contactForest County County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability15.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Woody Wetlands
Former usecoal adjacent

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 index61.4 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterVerizon
DC distance47.2 mi
Nearest rail1.1 mi
Nearest gas pipeline0.6 mi
Nearest fiber route74.8 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (28)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity13.83¢/kWh
Industrial electricity11.50¢/kWh
Cooling degree days800
Heating degree days5,600
Land price / acre$6,579

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 + 1 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%
37
Fiber connectivity12%
41
Energy cost10%
94
Water risk7%
90
Natural hazard6%
72
Buildability7%
15
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
50
Land / acreage3%
42
Construction cost3%
99
Gas pipeline2%
98
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
85

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Coal Forest County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
EC FFE Forest CountyGreenfield——3.6 yrs53.5

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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