PPL Glendon LFGTE Plant

Brownfield

Northampton, Pennsylvania · PJM

DC Readiness
60.7
Good / 100

PPL Glendon LFGTE Plant is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Northampton, Pennsylvania, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 60.7/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 5 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.0 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Available capacity5 MW
LMP zonePJM_PECO
Wholesale LMP$38.56/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.08¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionPJM
Queue depth411
Avg queue wait3.0 yrs
Recent queue wait1.6 yrs
Completion rate19%
Withdrawal rate81%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPTierPoint Bethlehem
IXP distance7.5 mi
Fiber providers11
Fiber coverage15.1%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-1
Cloud region distance164.0 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Parcel ownerNextEra Renewable Fuels, LLC
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability92.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, Low Intensity
Former usegas
Existing capacity5 MW
Retirement date2021-12-01

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.50
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteINDUSTRIAL LANE
Hazard sub-score62/100
Construction cost index99.2 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterTierPoint Bethlehem
DC distance7.5 mi
Nearest rail0.4 mi
Nearest gas pipeline2.2 mi
Nearest fiber route77.6 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$11,794
See all datacenter sites in Northampton →

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%
23
Speed to power15%
36
Fiber connectivity12%
74
Energy cost10%
85
Water risk8%
90
Natural hazard8%
62
Buildability7%
92
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
85
Land / acreage3%
60
Construction cost3%
67
Gas pipeline2%
93
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
85

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near PPL Glendon LFGTE Plant
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
BETHLEHEM POWER PLANTSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW3.0 yrs75.8
UNKNOWN123747Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.0 yrs74.0
UNKNOWN132343Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.0 yrs71.8
MARTINS CREEKSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.0 yrs70.5
TAP140867Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.0 yrs70.2
QUARRYSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.0 yrs69.1
Greenfield (STEEL CITY - HOSENSACK (500 KV)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW3.0 yrs67.9
SIEGFRIEDSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.0 yrs65.5

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.

Go deeper than the public screen

This page shows a public slice of the GridCensus dataset for PPL Glendon LFGTE Plant, Northampton. Pro and Enterprise plans unlock the full 164,098-site catalog, raw sub-scores, parcel ownership, interconnection-queue detail, saved searches, and programmatic API access.

See plans & API accessTalk to us