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Datacenter Sites in Potter County, Pennsylvania

Potter County has 23 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 50.0/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 400 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Relatively Moderate". The county has a datacenter tax incentive on record.

At a glance

Potter County, Pennsylvania has 23 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 50.0/100 DC Readiness, roughly in line with the Pennsylvania average of 52.1. It ranks 50th of 65 Pennsylvania counties by number of sites and 56th by average score. The top-scoring site is EC Coal Potter County at 55.3/100.

23
Candidate sites
50.0/100
Avg DC Readiness
400 MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
Relatively Moderate
Hazard rating
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≥ 7560–7540–60≤ 40
Top 23 in Potter County

Site-selection context for Potter County

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Datacenter tax incentive
12.20¢/kWh
Commercial electricity
8.76¢/kWh
Industrial electricity
7
Fiber providers
Low
Water stress
$3,653
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 Potter County compare with other counties in Pennsylvania?

By number of scored sites, Potter County ranks 50th of the 65 Pennsylvania counties with a county page, holding 0.4% of the state's 6,497 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 50.0/100 ranks 56th in the state and is roughly in line with the national average of 53.0. Nationally it has the 1558th-largest site inventory of 2,964 counties with five or more sites. 0 sites score 70 or higher and 1 score 55 or higher.

What types of datacenter sites are in Potter County?

Former Mine sites are the most common (17, 74% of the county's inventory), followed by substation-adjacent (3) and greenfield (3). 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 Potter County?

Industrial electricity averages 8.76¢/kWh and commercial 12.20¢/kWh. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county "Relatively Moderate" (28). WRI water stress is low. 7 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 $3,653 an acre.

By site type

Top datacenter sites in Potter County

Top datacenter sites in Potter County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
EC Coal Potter CountyGreenfield——3.6 yrs55.3
UNKNOWN124302Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.6 yrs54.8
UNKNOWN171904Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.6 yrs54.6
UNKNOWN123468Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.6 yrs54.2
EC FFE Potter CountyGreenfield——3.6 yrs51.0
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.6 yrs49.6
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.6 yrs49.5
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.6 yrs49.5
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.6 yrs49.4
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.6 yrs49.4
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.6 yrs49.4
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.6 yrs49.2
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.6 yrs49.0
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.6 yrs48.9
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.6 yrs48.8
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.6 yrs48.8
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.6 yrs48.6
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.6 yrs48.5
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.6 yrs48.4
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.6 yrs48.2
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.6 yrs48.1
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.6 yrs48.0
Greenfield (UNKNOWN123468 - UNKNOWN123569)Greenfield115 kV100 MW3.6 yrs48.0

Every scored site in Potter County

All 23 sites, best first.

Potter County datacenter FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in Potter County?

23 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 50.0/100 DC Readiness. That is the 50th-most of 65 Pennsylvania counties with five or more sites.

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

EC Coal Potter County scores 55.3/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 23 scored sites in Potter County (a greenfield site).

Does Potter County offer datacenter tax incentives?

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

What is the natural-hazard risk in Potter County?

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

What are industrial electricity rates in Potter County?

Average industrial electricity is 8.76¢/kWh and commercial is 12.20¢/kWh in Potter 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 13, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: GridCensus, “Datacenter candidate sites in Potter County, Pennsylvania”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/pennsylvania/potter-county (data as of November 13, 2026).

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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