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Datacenter Sites in Pike County, Pennsylvania

Pike County has 15 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 51.3/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 1,900 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Relatively Moderate". The county has a datacenter tax incentive on record.

At a glance

Pike County, Pennsylvania has 15 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 51.3/100 DC Readiness, roughly in line with the Pennsylvania average of 52.1. It ranks 57th of 65 Pennsylvania counties by number of sites and 44th by average score. The top-scoring site is BLOOMING GROVE at 58.5/100.

15
Candidate sites
51.3/100
Avg DC Readiness
1,900 MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
Relatively Moderate
Hazard rating
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Top 15 in Pike County

Site-selection context for Pike County

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Datacenter tax incentive
9.49¢/kWh
Commercial electricity
5.69¢/kWh
Industrial electricity
8
Fiber providers
Low
Water stress
$3,130
Land price / acre
800
Cooling degree days
5,600
Heating degree days
50°F
Mean annual temp

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

How does Pike County compare with other counties in Pennsylvania?

By number of scored sites, Pike County ranks 57th of the 65 Pennsylvania counties with a county page, holding 0.2% of the state's 6,497 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 51.3/100 ranks 44th in the state and is roughly in line with the national average of 53.0. Nationally it has the 2019th-largest site inventory of 2,964 counties with five or more sites. 0 sites score 70 or higher and 2 score 55 or higher.

What types of datacenter sites are in Pike County?

Substation-Adjacent sites are the most common (7, 47% of the county's inventory), followed by former mine (6) and greenfield (2). Site type reflects how the parcel was identified — next to a substation, on a former mine or brownfield, on industrial or federal excess land — and is scored on the same 14 factors either way.

What are power cost, hazard, water and fiber conditions in Pike County?

Industrial electricity averages 5.69¢/kWh and commercial 9.49¢/kWh. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county "Relatively Moderate" (28). WRI water stress is low. 8 fiber providers report service in the county. The climate runs 800 cooling degree days a year with a mean temperature of 50°F. Land is valued around $3,130 an acre.

By site type

Top datacenter sites in Pike County

Top datacenter sites in Pike County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
BLOOMING GROVESubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs58.5
Greenfield (UNKNOWN132619 - LACKAWANNA)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW2.7 yrs57.8
UNKNOWN124328Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs52.8
Greenfield (BUSHKILL - BLOOMING GROVE)Greenfield230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs52.2
TAP171902Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.6 yrs51.8
UNKNOWN171891Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.6 yrs51.7
TAP171892Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.6 yrs51.7
UNKNOWN171895Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.6 yrs51.6
UNKNOWN171885Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.6 yrs51.3
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.6 yrs48.9
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.6 yrs48.7
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.6 yrs48.4
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.6 yrs48.4
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.6 yrs48.4
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.6 yrs47.7

Every scored site in Pike County

All 15 sites, best first.

Pike County datacenter FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in Pike County?

15 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 51.3/100 DC Readiness. That is the 57th-most of 65 Pennsylvania counties with five or more sites.

What is the highest-scoring datacenter site in Pike County?

BLOOMING GROVE scores 58.5/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 15 scored sites in Pike County (a substation-adjacent site).

Does Pike County offer datacenter tax incentives?

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

What is the natural-hazard risk in Pike County?

FEMA's National Risk Index rates Pike County as "Relatively Moderate" (score 28).

What are industrial electricity rates in Pike County?

Average industrial electricity is 5.69¢/kWh and commercial is 9.49¢/kWh in Pike County.

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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 November 12, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: GridCensus, “Datacenter candidate sites in Pike County, Pennsylvania”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/pennsylvania/pike-county (data as of November 12, 2026).

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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