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OZ Westmoreland

Greenfield

Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania · PJM

DC Readiness
55.4
Good / 100

At a glance

OZ Westmoreland is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, scoring 55.4/100 DC Readiness — 44th of 313 scored sites in the county. It sits in the PJM grid region and the WEST PENN POWER COMPANY service territory, where interconnection has averaged 3.6 years from request to operation.

Power & interconnection

LMP zonePJM_PECO
Wholesale LMP$38.56/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.11¢/kWh
UtilityWEST PENN POWER COMPANYinvestor ownedmoderate to large load · terms ≥ 25 MW

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookConstrained
≈ 5.5 yrs typical interconnection wait

Deep queue and long historical waits — plan for a multi-year interconnection timeline and engage the utility early.

ISO / RTO regionPJM
Queue depth404
Avg queue wait3.6 yrs
Recent queue wait5.5 yrs
Completion rate19%
Withdrawal rate81%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPLumen Pittsburgh
IXP distance18.6 mi
Fiber providers12
Fiber coverage21.5%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-east5
Cloud region distance20.3 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerWEST PENN POWER CO
Land contactWestmoreland County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability45.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Deciduous Forest

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintLow (30/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.50
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteBRENKUS AUTO BODY
Hazard sub-score62/100
Construction cost index87.7 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterLumen Pittsburgh
DC distance18.6 mi
Nearest rail1.2 mi
Nearest gas pipeline2.0 mi
Nearest fiber route42.7 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (28)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.22¢/kWh
Industrial electricity9.22¢/kWh
Cooling degree days800
Heating degree days5,600
Land price / acre$6,940

Regulatory climate

Moderatestate posture · as of 2026-08

No notable statewide DC restriction on record; confirm local zoning and utility tariffs.

DC tax incentiveNo / suspended

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

Site location

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This site + 8 nearby

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How does OZ Westmoreland compare with other sites in Westmoreland County?

OZ Westmoreland ranks 44th of 313 scored candidate sites in Westmoreland County. Its 55.4/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 50.7. It is roughly in line with the Pennsylvania average of 51.8 and roughly in line with the national average of 53.2.

Against the Pennsylvania average, its strongest sub-score is water (91 vs 89) and its weakest is natural hazard (62 vs 71). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is OZ Westmoreland to power, fiber and other datacenters?

For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Lumen Pittsburgh at 18.6 miles. 12 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Lumen Pittsburgh, 18.6 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at OZ Westmoreland?

The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk). WRI rates baseline water stress at 0.50 on a 0–5 scale. No mapped wetlands are recorded on the parcel. A Superfund site is nearby (BRENKUS AUTO BODY). At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Westmoreland County "Relatively Moderate".

Full DC Readiness breakdown

All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power20%
37
Fiber connectivity12%
66
Energy cost10%
86
Water risk7%
91
Natural hazard6%
62
Buildability7%
45
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
75
Land / acreage3%
42
Construction cost3%
77
Gas pipeline2%
94
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
85

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near OZ Westmoreland
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
YUKONSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW3.6 yrs64.2
UNKNOWN171935Substation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW3.6 yrs64.0
EC Coal Westmoreland CountyGreenfield——3.6 yrs60.8
EC Coal Westmoreland CountyGreenfield——3.6 yrs59.6
EC Coal Westmoreland CountyGreenfield——3.6 yrs59.4
EC Coal Westmoreland CountyGreenfield——3.6 yrs59.2
EC Coal Westmoreland CountyGreenfield——3.6 yrs59.2
EC Coal Westmoreland CountyGreenfield——3.6 yrs59.1

OZ Westmoreland: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of OZ Westmoreland?

OZ Westmoreland scores 55.4/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated good. It ranks 44th of 313 scored sites in Westmoreland County. The Westmoreland County average is 50.7 and the Pennsylvania average is 51.8.

Which electric utility serves OZ Westmoreland?

WEST PENN POWER COMPANY (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site; its holding company is FIRSTENERGY CORP.

What grid region is OZ Westmoreland in?

OZ Westmoreland is in the PJM region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.6-year wait from queue request to operation.

Is OZ Westmoreland in a flood zone?

The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk).

Who owns OZ Westmoreland?

Parcel records list the owner as WEST PENN POWER CO (private land).

How far is OZ Westmoreland from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is Lumen Pittsburgh, about 18.6 miles away; 12 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, “OZ Westmoreland, Westmoreland County, PA”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/pennsylvania/westmoreland-county/oz-westmoreland-6c6c655d (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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