OZ Luzerne
GreenfieldLuzerne County, Pennsylvania · PJM
At a glance
OZ Luzerne is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, scoring 55.5/100 DC Readiness — 46th of 224 scored sites in the county. It sits in the PJM grid region and the PPL ELECTRIC UTILITIES CORP service territory, where interconnection has averaged 3.6 years from request to operation.
Power & interconnection
Speed to power
Deep queue and long historical waits — plan for a multi-year interconnection timeline and engage the utility early.
Connectivity
Site characteristics
Risk & environment
Location context
Regulatory climate
No notable statewide DC restriction on record; confirm local zoning and utility tariffs.
Incentive detail: Keystone Opportunity Zone/KOEZ sales and property tax exemptions in designated areas.
Site location
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How does OZ Luzerne compare with other sites in Luzerne County?
OZ Luzerne ranks 46th of 224 scored candidate sites in Luzerne County. Its 55.5/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 52.7. 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 fiber connectivity (70 vs 68) and its weakest is natural hazard (62 vs 71). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.
How close is OZ Luzerne to power, fiber and other datacenters?
The nearest located transmission bottleneck is STEELCTY 500/230 XF H 500 KV (PJM), 41 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is TierPoint Allentown-TekPark at 31.8 miles. 13 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Amazon AWS PHL, 13.6 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at OZ Luzerne?
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 (MULTI PLASTICS EXTRUSIONS INC). At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Luzerne County "Relatively Moderate".
Full DC Readiness breakdown
All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.
Nearby comparable sites
Other scored datacenter candidate sites in Luzerne County, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUSQUEHANNA | Substation-Adjacent | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 3.6 yrs | 66.4 |
| UNKNOWN123459 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.6 yrs | 62.5 |
| UNKNOWN123611 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.6 yrs | 61.9 |
| JENKINS | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.6 yrs | 61.7 |
| UNKNOWN123665 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.6 yrs | 60.3 |
| EC Coal Luzerne County | Greenfield | — | — | 3.6 yrs | 60.2 |
| EC Coal Luzerne County | Greenfield | — | — | 3.6 yrs | 60.0 |
| EC Coal Luzerne County | Greenfield | — | — | 3.6 yrs | 59.9 |
OZ Luzerne: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of OZ Luzerne?
OZ Luzerne scores 55.5/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated good. It ranks 46th of 224 scored sites in Luzerne County. The Luzerne County average is 52.7 and the Pennsylvania average is 51.8.
Which electric utility serves OZ Luzerne?
PPL ELECTRIC UTILITIES CORP (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site; its holding company is PPL CORPORATION.
What grid region is OZ Luzerne in?
OZ Luzerne is in the PJM region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.6-year wait from queue request to operation.
Is OZ Luzerne 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 OZ Luzerne?
Parcel records list the owner as PPL ELECTRIC UTILITIES CORP (private land).
How far is OZ Luzerne from an internet exchange?
The nearest internet exchange facility is TierPoint Allentown-TekPark, about 31.8 miles away; 13 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, “OZ Luzerne, Luzerne County, PA”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/pennsylvania/luzerne-county/oz-luzerne-72cf947f (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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