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Datacenter Sites in Snyder County, Pennsylvania

Snyder County has 20 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 51.9/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 250 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Relatively Moderate". The county has a datacenter tax incentive on record.

At a glance

Snyder County, Pennsylvania has 20 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 51.9/100 DC Readiness, roughly in line with the Pennsylvania average of 52.1. It ranks 53rd of 65 Pennsylvania counties by number of sites and 36th by average score. The top-scoring site is EC Coal Snyder County · d5f46b6d at 55.6/100.

20
Candidate sites
51.9/100
Avg DC Readiness
250 MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
Relatively Moderate
Hazard rating
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Top 20 in Snyder County

Site-selection context for Snyder County

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Datacenter tax incentive
7.81¢/kWh
Commercial electricity
5.78¢/kWh
Industrial electricity
7
Fiber providers
Low
Water stress
$9,076
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 Snyder County compare with other counties in Pennsylvania?

By number of scored sites, Snyder County ranks 53rd of the 65 Pennsylvania counties with a county page, holding 0.3% of the state's 6,497 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 51.9/100 ranks 36th in the state and is roughly in line with the national average of 53.0. Nationally it has the 1729th-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 Snyder County?

Greenfield sites are the most common (14, 70% of the county's inventory), followed by substation-adjacent (5) and former mine (1). 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 Snyder County?

Industrial electricity averages 5.78¢/kWh and commercial 7.81¢/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 $9,076 an acre.

By site type

Top datacenter sites in Snyder County

Top datacenter sites in Snyder County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
EC Coal Snyder CountyGreenfield——3.6 yrs55.6
EC Coal Snyder CountyGreenfield——3.6 yrs55.4
EC Near Sunbury Generation LPGreenfield——3.6 yrs54.5
EC Near Sunbury Generation LPGreenfield——3.6 yrs54.2
EC Near Sunbury Generation LPGreenfield——3.6 yrs54.1
EC Near Sunbury Generation LPGreenfield——3.6 yrs53.4
EC Coal Snyder CountyGreenfield——3.6 yrs53.2
EC Near Sunbury Generation LPGreenfield——3.6 yrs52.6
EC Near Sunbury Generation LPGreenfield——3.6 yrs52.5
EC Near Sunbury Generation LPGreenfield——3.6 yrs51.8
UNKNOWN171915Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.6 yrs51.6
TAP171776Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.6 yrs51.4
EC FFE Snyder CountyGreenfield——3.6 yrs51.3
TAP171917Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.6 yrs51.0
EC Near Sunbury Generation LPGreenfield——3.6 yrs51.0
TAP171778Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.6 yrs51.0
UNKNOWN171774Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.6 yrs50.8
EC Near Sunbury Generation LPGreenfield——3.6 yrs48.0
EC Near Sunbury Generation LPGreenfield——3.6 yrs48.0
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.6 yrs47.5

Every scored site in Snyder County

All 20 sites, best first.

Snyder County datacenter FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in Snyder County?

20 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 51.9/100 DC Readiness. That is the 53rd-most of 65 Pennsylvania counties with five or more sites.

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

EC Coal Snyder County · d5f46b6d scores 55.6/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 20 scored sites in Snyder County (a greenfield site).

Does Snyder County offer datacenter tax incentives?

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

What is the natural-hazard risk in Snyder County?

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

What are industrial electricity rates in Snyder County?

Average industrial electricity is 5.78¢/kWh and commercial is 7.81¢/kWh in Snyder 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 Snyder County, Pennsylvania”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/pennsylvania/snyder-county (data as of November 13, 2026).

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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