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Greenfield (HUBBARDSTOWN - WEST HUNTINGTON)

Greenfield

Boyd County, West Virginia · PJM

DC Readiness
52.2
Fair / 100

At a glance

Greenfield (HUBBARDSTOWN - WEST HUNTINGTON) is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Boyd County, West Virginia, scoring 52.2/100 DC Readiness — 31st of 61 scored sites in the county. Its nearest substation is HUBBARDSTOWN. It sits in the PJM grid region, where interconnection has averaged 3.0 years from request to operation. GridCensus catalogs 100 MW of candidate capacity here.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationHUBBARDSTOWN
Substation voltage138 kV
Available capacity100 MW

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookFavorable
≈ 3.0 yrs typical interconnection wait

Shorter queues and healthier completion here — a faster path to energization than the national norm.

ISO / RTO regionPJM
Queue depth130
Avg queue wait3.0 yrs
Recent queue wait3.0 yrs
Completion rate23%
Withdrawal rate77%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPAlpha Technologies DC1
IXP distance43.4 mi
Fiber providers5
Fiber coverage81.8%

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Water stress (WRI)Low
Wetlands (NWI)—
Critical habitat—
Superfund nearby—
Hazard sub-score70/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterAlpha Federal
DC distance43.4 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (30)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity13.34¢/kWh
Industrial electricity8.32¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,300
Heating degree days4,300
Land price / acre$3,181

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: Sales tax exemption on electricity for large industrial users; KBI tax credits.

Site location

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This site + 8 nearby

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How does Greenfield (HUBBARDSTOWN - WEST HUNTINGTON) compare with other sites in Boyd County?

Greenfield (HUBBARDSTOWN - WEST HUNTINGTON) ranks 31st of 61 scored candidate sites in Boyd County. Its 52.2/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 54.2. It is roughly in line with the West Virginia average of 52.0 and roughly in line with the national average of 53.2.

Against the West Virginia average, its strongest sub-score is fiber connectivity (72 vs 60) and its weakest is natural hazard (70 vs 77). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is Greenfield (HUBBARDSTOWN - WEST HUNTINGTON) to power, fiber and other datacenters?

The nearest mapped substation, HUBBARDSTOWN, is the closest grid connection point on record and operates at 138 kV. The nearest located transmission bottleneck is FREMNT-FREMONTC A 138 KV (PJM), 84 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Alpha Technologies DC1 at 43.4 miles. 5 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Alpha Federal, 43.4 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Greenfield (HUBBARDSTOWN - WEST HUNTINGTON)?

At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Boyd 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%
50
Fiber connectivity12%
72
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
92
Natural hazard6%
70
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
47
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
60

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Greenfield (HUBBARDSTOWN - WEST HUNTINGTON)
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
TRISTATESubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.0 yrs64.4
EC Coal Boyd CountyGreenfield——4.7 yrs60.4
UNKNOWN124104Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs58.6
WEST HUNTINGTONSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs58.6
KENOVASubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs58.6
SOUTH NEALSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs58.6
EC Coal Boyd CountyGreenfield——4.7 yrs58.1
UNKNOWN121265Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.7 yrs57.9

Greenfield (HUBBARDSTOWN - WEST HUNTINGTON): common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of Greenfield (HUBBARDSTOWN - WEST HUNTINGTON)?

Greenfield (HUBBARDSTOWN - WEST HUNTINGTON) scores 52.2/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 31st of 61 scored sites in Boyd County. The Boyd County average is 54.2 and the West Virginia average is 52.0.

What is the nearest substation to Greenfield (HUBBARDSTOWN - WEST HUNTINGTON)?

The nearest mapped substation is HUBBARDSTOWN, at 138 kV. GridCensus catalogs 100 MW of candidate capacity for the site.

What grid region is Greenfield (HUBBARDSTOWN - WEST HUNTINGTON) in?

Greenfield (HUBBARDSTOWN - WEST HUNTINGTON) is in the PJM region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.0-year wait from queue request to operation.

How far is Greenfield (HUBBARDSTOWN - WEST HUNTINGTON) from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is Alpha Technologies DC1, about 43.4 miles away; 5 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, “Greenfield (HUBBARDSTOWN - WEST HUNTINGTON), Boyd County, WV”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/west-virginia/boyd-county/greenfield-hubbardstown-west-huntington-ba8096a0 (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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