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EC Coal Indiana County

Greenfield

Indiana County, Pennsylvania · PJM

DC Readiness
54.4
Fair / 100

At a glance

EC Coal Indiana County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, scoring 54.4/100 DC Readiness — 28th of 179 scored sites in the county. It sits in the PJM grid region and the REA ENERGY COOP INC service territory, where interconnection has averaged 3.6 years from request to operation.

Power & interconnection

LMP zonePJM_PECO
Wholesale LMP$38.56/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.12¢/kWh
UtilityREA ENERGY COOP INCcooperativemoderate to large load · state default

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 IXPark data centers - Pittsburgh, PA
IXP distance28.9 mi
Fiber providers7
Fiber coverage20.0%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-east5
Cloud region distance51.1 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactIndiana County County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability50.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Mixed Forest
Former usecoal mine

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintLow (30/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.50
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund sitePHILLIPS TW GAS OIL CO
Hazard sub-score62/100
Construction cost index70.1 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterVerizon
DC distance22.1 mi
Nearest rail1.6 mi
Nearest gas pipeline5.6 mi
Nearest fiber route57.5 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (28)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity12.48¢/kWh
Industrial electricity11.33¢/kWh
Cooling degree days800
Heating degree days5,600
Land price / acre$4,312

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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How does EC Coal Indiana County compare with other sites in Indiana County?

EC Coal Indiana County ranks 28th of 179 scored candidate sites in Indiana County. Its 54.4/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 50.4. 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 water (90 vs 89) and its weakest is fiber connectivity (55 vs 68). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is EC Coal Indiana County to power, fiber and other datacenters?

The nearest located transmission bottleneck is ASPENSLR-ROXBURY ASP-ROXB A 115 KV (PJM), 86 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is ark data centers - Pittsburgh, PA at 28.9 miles. 7 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Verizon, 22.1 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at EC Coal Indiana County?

The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk). WRI rates baseline water stress at 0.50 on a 0–5 scale. No mapped wetlands are recorded on the parcel. A Superfund site is nearby (PHILLIPS TW GAS OIL CO). At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Indiana County "Relatively Moderate".

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%
55
Energy cost10%
86
Water risk7%
90
Natural hazard6%
62
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
70
Land / acreage3%
42
Construction cost3%
92
Gas pipeline2%
82
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
85

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Coal Indiana County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
HOMER CITYSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.6 yrs65.9
CONEMAUGHSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW3.6 yrs62.4
SEWARDSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs59.9
UNKNOWN123697Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs59.9
EC Coal Indiana CountyGreenfield——3.6 yrs59.9
OZ IndianaGreenfield——3.6 yrs59.4
UNKNOWN123829Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs59.2
EC Coal Indiana CountyGreenfield——3.6 yrs58.5

EC Coal Indiana County: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of EC Coal Indiana County?

EC Coal Indiana County scores 54.4/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 28th of 179 scored sites in Indiana County. The Indiana County average is 50.4 and the Pennsylvania average is 51.8.

Which electric utility serves EC Coal Indiana County?

REA ENERGY COOP INC (cooperative) holds the retail service territory that contains the site.

What grid region is EC Coal Indiana County in?

EC Coal Indiana County is in the PJM region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.6-year wait from queue request to operation.

Is EC Coal Indiana County in a flood zone?

The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk).

Who owns EC Coal Indiana County?

Parcel records list the owner as PENNSYLVANIA ELECTRIC CO (private land).

How far is EC Coal Indiana County from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is ark data centers - Pittsburgh, PA, about 28.9 miles away; 7 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, “EC Coal Indiana County, Indiana County, PA”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/pennsylvania/indiana-county/ec-coal-indiana-county-81d1a62b (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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