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EC Near York Energy Center

Greenfield

York County, Pennsylvania · PJM

DC Readiness
54.9
Fair / 100

At a glance

EC Near York Energy Center is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in York County, Pennsylvania, scoring 54.9/100 DC Readiness — 35th of 104 scored sites in the county. It sits in the PJM grid region, where interconnection has averaged 3.6 years from request to operation.

Power & interconnection

LMP zonePJM_PECO
Wholesale LMP$38.56/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.10¢/kWh

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 IXPZayo Baltimore - 111 Market Pl
IXP distance29.6 mi
Fiber providers12
Fiber coverage52.9%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-1
Cloud region distance75.6 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerPECO ENERGY CO
Land contactYork County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability50.0/100
Former usenear retired gas plant (10km)

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintLow (30/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.50
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteHARFORD WASTE DISPOSAL CENTER
Hazard sub-score62/100
Construction cost index100.8 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterJohns Hopkins Data Center
DC distance27.7 mi
Nearest rail6.3 mi
Nearest gas pipeline0.5 mi
Nearest fiber route10.2 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (28)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity10.40¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.73¢/kWh
Cooling degree days800
Heating degree days5,600
Land price / acre$9,224

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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How does EC Near York Energy Center compare with other sites in York County?

EC Near York Energy Center ranks 35th of 104 scored candidate sites in York County. Its 54.9/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 53.5. 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 (90 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 EC Near York Energy Center to power, fiber and other datacenters?

The nearest located transmission bottleneck is GRACETON-MANOR GRA-MANO A 230 KV (PJM), 6 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Zayo Baltimore - 111 Market Pl at 29.6 miles. 12 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Johns Hopkins Data Center, 27.7 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at EC Near York Energy Center?

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 (HARFORD WASTE DISPOSAL CENTER). At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates York 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%
62
Energy cost10%
83
Water risk7%
90
Natural hazard6%
62
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
70
Land / acreage3%
57
Construction cost3%
66
Gas pipeline2%
99
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
85

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Near York Energy Center
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
THREE MILE ISLANDSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW3.6 yrs63.4
BRUNNER ISLANDSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs60.2
MIDDLETOWN JUNCTIONSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs59.1
DEADEND167312Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs59.1
UNKNOWN123403Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs59.0
DEADEND167313Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs58.9
YORKANASubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs58.8
OTTER CREEKSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs58.7

EC Near York Energy Center: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of EC Near York Energy Center?

EC Near York Energy Center scores 54.9/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 35th of 104 scored sites in York County. The York County average is 53.5 and the Pennsylvania average is 51.8.

What grid region is EC Near York Energy Center in?

EC Near York Energy Center is in the PJM region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.6-year wait from queue request to operation.

Is EC Near York Energy Center 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 EC Near York Energy Center?

Parcel records list the owner as PECO ENERGY CO (private land).

How far is EC Near York Energy Center from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is Zayo Baltimore - 111 Market Pl, about 29.6 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, “EC Near York Energy Center, York County, PA”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/pennsylvania/york-county/ec-near-york-energy-center-493cebf2 (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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