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EC Coal Lackawanna County

Greenfield

Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania · PJM

DC Readiness
60.0
Good / 100

EC Coal Lackawanna County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 60.0/100 DC Readiness and a 3.0 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

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 IXP70 Henry St
IXP distance46.7 mi
Fiber providers15
Fiber coverage66.0%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-1
Cloud region distance188.3 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactLackawanna County County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Pasture/Hay
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 index93.4 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterAmazon AWS PHL
DC distance31.0 mi
Nearest rail3.5 mi
Nearest gas pipeline9.8 mi
Nearest fiber route123.5 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (28)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity7.76¢/kWh
Industrial electricity5.69¢/kWh
Cooling degree days800
Heating degree days5,600
Land price / acre$7,310

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%
30
Speed to power20%
42
Fiber connectivity12%
66
Energy cost10%
85
Water risk7%
91
Natural hazard6%
72
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
60
Land / acreage3%
42
Construction cost3%
72
Gas pipeline2%
69
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
85

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Coal Lackawanna County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
LACKAWANNASubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW3.8 yrs65.3
EC Coal Lackawanna CountyGreenfield——3.0 yrs62.7
TAP171816Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs61.9
EC Coal Lackawanna CountyGreenfield——3.0 yrs61.2
OZ LackawannaGreenfield——3.0 yrs61.2
EC FFE Lackawanna CountyGreenfield——3.0 yrs61.1
PECKVILLESubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs61.1
EC Coal Lackawanna CountyGreenfield——3.0 yrs61.1

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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