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Zitner's Candy

Industrial

Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania · PJM

DC Readiness
55.1
Good / 100

At a glance

Zitner's Candy is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, scoring 55.1/100 DC Readiness — 182nd of 381 scored sites in the county. It sits in the PJM grid region and the PECO ENERGY CO service territory, where interconnection has averaged 3.6 years from request to operation.

Power & interconnection

UtilityPECO ENERGY COinvestor ownedmoderate to large load · terms ≥ 100 MW

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookConstrained
≈ 5.5 yrs typical interconnection wait

Deep queue and long historical waits — plan for a multi-year interconnection timeline and engage the utility early.

ISO / RTO regionPJM
Queue depth404
Avg queue wait3.6 yrs
Recent queue wait5.5 yrs
Completion rate19%
Withdrawal rate81%

Connectivity

Nearest IXP365 Data Centers Buffalo (PA1)
IXP distance2.7 mi
Fiber providers12
Fiber coverage98.3%

Site characteristics

Site typeIndustrial

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Water stress (WRI)Low
Wetlands (NWI)—
Critical habitat—
Superfund nearby—
Hazard sub-score72/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterTerminal Commerce Building
DC distance2.9 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (28)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity7.90¢/kWh
Industrial electricity4.50¢/kWh
Cooling degree days800
Heating degree days5,600
Land price / acre$77,080

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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How does Zitner's Candy compare with other sites in Philadelphia County?

Zitner's Candy ranks 182nd of 381 scored candidate sites in Philadelphia County. Its 55.1/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 56.0. 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 (98 vs 68) and its weakest is power availability (30 vs 34). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is Zitner's Candy to power, fiber and other datacenters?

The nearest located transmission bottleneck is EMILIE EMIL7TR XFORMER H 230 KV (PJM), 19 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is 365 Data Centers Buffalo (PA1) at 2.7 miles. 12 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Terminal Commerce Building, 2.9 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Zitner's Candy?

At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Philadelphia County "Relatively Moderate".

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power20%
37
Fiber connectivity12%
98
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
90
Natural hazard6%
72
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
100
Land / acreage3%
42
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
85

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Zitner's Candy
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
SCHUYLKILLSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs68.2
BURLINGTONSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW2.7 yrs67.8
Paseo Verde South ApartmentsBrownfield230 kV—3.6 yrs67.1
EAGLE POINTSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW2.7 yrs66.1
PARRISHSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs65.6
PASSYUNKSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs65.5
MASTERSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs65.5
NORTH PHILADELPHIASubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs65.4

Zitner's Candy: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of Zitner's Candy?

Zitner's Candy scores 55.1/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated good. It ranks 182nd of 381 scored sites in Philadelphia County. The Philadelphia County average is 56.0 and the Pennsylvania average is 51.8.

Which electric utility serves Zitner's Candy?

PECO ENERGY CO (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site; its holding company is EXELON CORP.

What grid region is Zitner's Candy in?

Zitner's Candy is in the PJM region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.6-year wait from queue request to operation.

How far is Zitner's Candy from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is 365 Data Centers Buffalo (PA1), about 2.7 miles away; 12 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, “Zitner's Candy, Philadelphia County, PA”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/pennsylvania/philadelphia-county/zitner-s-candy-c25d9f2e (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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