EC Coal Schuylkill County

Greenfield

Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania · PJM

DC Readiness
56.5
Good / 100

EC Coal Schuylkill County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 56.5/100 DC Readiness and a 3.0 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

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 IXPDirect LTx Reading
IXP distance25.6 mi
Fiber providers8
Fiber coverage18.1%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-1
Cloud region distance137.4 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerPPL ELECTRIC UTILITIES CORP
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability45.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Deciduous Forest
Former usecoal mine

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.50
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score72/100
Construction cost index88.3 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterDirect LTx Reading
DC distance25.6 mi
Nearest rail1.3 mi
Nearest gas pipeline23.1 mi
Nearest fiber route76.0 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$8,075

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%
30
Speed to power15%
42
Fiber connectivity12%
59
Energy cost10%
85
Water risk8%
91
Natural hazard8%
72
Buildability7%
45
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
65
Land / acreage3%
42
Construction cost3%
76
Gas pipeline2%
26
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
85

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Coal Schuylkill County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
FRACKVILLESubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.0 yrs64.5
EC Coal Schuylkill CountyGreenfield3.0 yrs61.7
EC Near TalenEnergy Martins Creek LLC FishbachGreenfield3.0 yrs61.2
EC Near Wheelabrator Frackville EnergyGreenfield3.0 yrs60.5
EC Coal Schuylkill CountyGreenfield3.0 yrs60.4
EC Coal Schuylkill CountyGreenfield3.0 yrs60.3
EC Coal Schuylkill CountyGreenfield3.0 yrs59.9
EC Coal Schuylkill CountyGreenfield3.0 yrs59.9

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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