Reitz No. 1
IndustrialSomerset County, Pennsylvania · PJM
At a glance
Reitz No. 1 is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, scoring 47.1/100 DC Readiness — 57th of 264 scored sites in the county. It sits in the PJM grid region and the SOMERSET RURAL ELEC COOP, INC service territory, where interconnection has averaged 3.6 years from request to operation.
Power & interconnection
Speed to power
Deep queue and long historical waits — plan for a multi-year interconnection timeline and engage the utility early.
Connectivity
Site characteristics
Risk & environment
Location context
Regulatory climate
No notable statewide DC restriction on record; confirm local zoning and utility tariffs.
Incentive detail: Keystone Opportunity Zone/KOEZ sales and property tax exemptions in designated areas.
Site location
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How does Reitz No. 1 compare with other sites in Somerset County?
Reitz No. 1 ranks 57th of 264 scored candidate sites in Somerset County. Its 47.1/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 48.0. It is roughly in line with the Pennsylvania average of 51.8 and about 11% below the national average of 53.2.
Against the Pennsylvania average, its strongest sub-score is natural hazard (72 vs 71) and its weakest is fiber connectivity (51 vs 68). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.
How close is Reitz No. 1 to power, fiber and other datacenters?
The nearest located transmission bottleneck is ASPENSLR-ROXBURY ASP-ROXB A 115 KV (PJM), 60 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is ark data centers - Pittsburgh, PA at 62.1 miles. 6 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Morgan Wireless, 45.5 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Reitz No. 1?
At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Somerset County "Relatively Moderate".
Full DC Readiness breakdown
All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.
Nearby comparable sites
Other scored datacenter candidate sites in Somerset County, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNKNOWN123385 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.6 yrs | 57.4 |
| EC Coal Somerset County | Greenfield | — | — | 3.6 yrs | 56.9 |
| EC Coal Somerset County | Greenfield | — | — | 3.6 yrs | 56.2 |
| EC Coal Somerset County | Greenfield | — | — | 3.6 yrs | 56.0 |
| EC Near Glades Pike Generation Plant | Greenfield | — | — | 3.6 yrs | 55.5 |
| EC Near Glades Pike Generation Plant | Greenfield | — | — | 3.6 yrs | 55.5 |
| EC Coal Somerset County | Greenfield | — | — | 3.6 yrs | 55.3 |
| EC Near Glades Pike Generation Plant | Greenfield | — | — | 3.6 yrs | 54.8 |
Reitz No. 1: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of Reitz No. 1?
Reitz No. 1 scores 47.1/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 57th of 264 scored sites in Somerset County. The Somerset County average is 48.0 and the Pennsylvania average is 51.8.
Which electric utility serves Reitz No. 1?
SOMERSET RURAL ELEC COOP, INC (cooperative) holds the retail service territory that contains the site.
What grid region is Reitz No. 1 in?
Reitz No. 1 is in the PJM region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.6-year wait from queue request to operation.
How far is Reitz No. 1 from an internet exchange?
The nearest internet exchange facility is ark data centers - Pittsburgh, PA, about 62.1 miles away; 6 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, “Reitz No. 1, Somerset County, PA”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/pennsylvania/somerset-county/reitz-no-1-b2d244ce (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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