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EC Near New Castle Plant

Greenfield

Lawrence County, Pennsylvania · PJM

DC Readiness
60.4
Good / 100

EC Near New Castle Plant is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 60.4/100 DC Readiness and a 3.0 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

LMP zonePJM_PECO
Wholesale LMP$38.56/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.14¢/kWh

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 IXPark data centers - Youngstown, OH
IXP distance17.2 mi
Fiber providers8
Fiber coverage14.1%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-east5
Cloud region distance41.2 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactLawrence County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability50.0/100
Former usenear retired coal plant (5km)

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 index100.8 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterCarrier Services Group
DC distance12.8 mi
Nearest rail2.4 mi
Nearest gas pipeline1.8 mi
Nearest fiber route98.7 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$5,532

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%
64
Energy cost10%
94
Water risk7%
92
Natural hazard6%
72
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
90
Land / acreage3%
42
Construction cost3%
66
Gas pipeline2%
94
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
85

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Near New Castle Plant
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
SHENANGOSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.8 yrs64.4
HOYTDALESubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.8 yrs62.9
OZ LawrenceGreenfield——3.0 yrs62.7
EC Coal Lawrence CountyGreenfield——3.0 yrs62.0
EC Near New Castle PlantGreenfield——3.0 yrs61.9
EC Near New Castle PlantGreenfield——3.0 yrs61.5
EC Coal Lawrence CountyGreenfield——3.0 yrs61.3
EC Near New Castle PlantGreenfield——3.0 yrs61.3

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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