Allentown Incinerator

Industrial

Lehigh County, Pennsylvania · PJM

DC Readiness
46.4
Fair / 100

Allentown Incinerator is a industrial datacenter candidate site in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 46.4/100 DC Readiness.

Power & interconnection

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionPJM
Queue depth411

Connectivity

Nearest IXPTierPoint Bethlehem
IXP distance6.5 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeIndustrial

Risk & environment

Water stress (WRI)Low
Wetlands (NWI)
Critical habitat
Superfund nearby
Hazard sub-score50/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterFlexential Allentown data center
DC distance2.3 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$9,925

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

Full DC Readiness breakdown

All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power15%
34
Fiber connectivity12%
74
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk8%
50
Natural hazard8%
50
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
100
Land / acreage3%
43
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive2%
0
Climate / cooling2%
50

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Allentown Incinerator
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN171809Substation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW3.0 yrs79.1
WESCOSVILLESubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW3.0 yrs77.7
HOSENSACKSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW3.0 yrs76.6
STEEL CITYSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW3.0 yrs76.0
TalenEnergy Martin Creek LLC AllentownBrownfield64 MW73.0
ALBURTISSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW3.0 yrs72.0
Greenfield (UNKNOWN123610 - WESCOSVILLE)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW3.0 yrs71.2
Greenfield (STEEL CITY - HOSENSACK (500 KV)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW3.0 yrs70.5

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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