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EC Coal Fayette County

Greenfield

Fayette County, West Virginia · PJM

DC Readiness
49.5
Fair / 100

At a glance

EC Coal Fayette County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Fayette County, West Virginia, scoring 49.5/100 DC Readiness — 104th of 264 scored sites in the county. It sits in the PJM grid region, where interconnection has averaged 3.0 years from request to operation.

Power & interconnection

LMP zonePJM_APS
Wholesale LMP$43.66/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.12¢/kWh

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 IXPCitynet Charleston
IXP distance49.1 mi
Fiber providers1
Fiber coverage12.5%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regioneastus
Cloud region distance71.7 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactFayette County County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability45.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Deciduous Forest
Former usecoal mine

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.40
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score78/100
Construction cost index54.8 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterCitynet Charleston
DC distance49.1 mi
Nearest rail5.4 mi
Nearest gas pipeline15.3 mi
Nearest fiber route145.7 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (22)
DC tax incentiveNo
Commercial electricity12.20¢/kWh
Industrial electricity8.65¢/kWh
Cooling degree days800
Heating degree days5,000
Land price / acre$4,123

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

Site location

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This site + 8 nearby

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How does EC Coal Fayette County compare with other sites in Fayette County?

EC Coal Fayette County ranks 104th of 264 scored candidate sites in Fayette County. Its 49.5/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 50.3. 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 natural hazard (78 vs 77) and its weakest is fiber connectivity (7 vs 60). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is EC Coal Fayette County to power, fiber and other datacenters?

For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Citynet Charleston at 49.1 miles. 1 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Citynet Charleston, 49.1 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at EC Coal Fayette County?

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 0.40 on a 0–5 scale. No mapped wetlands are recorded on the parcel. At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Fayette County "Relatively Low".

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%
7
Energy cost10%
81
Water risk7%
90
Natural hazard6%
78
Buildability7%
45
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
50
Land / acreage3%
51
Construction cost3%
100
Gas pipeline2%
51
Tax incentive1%
0
Climate / cooling1%
85

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Coal Fayette County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
EC Coal Fayette CountyGreenfield——3.0 yrs58.5
EC Coal Fayette CountyGreenfield——3.0 yrs58.4
EC Coal Fayette CountyGreenfield——3.0 yrs57.4
UNKNOWN128945Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs57.2
TAP151713Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs57.0
EC Coal Fayette CountyGreenfield——3.0 yrs57.0
UNKNOWN132544Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs56.8
UNKNOWN108876Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs56.7

EC Coal Fayette County: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of EC Coal Fayette County?

EC Coal Fayette County scores 49.5/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 104th of 264 scored sites in Fayette County. The Fayette County average is 50.3 and the West Virginia average is 52.0.

What grid region is EC Coal Fayette County in?

EC Coal Fayette County is in the PJM region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.0-year wait from queue request to operation.

Is EC Coal Fayette County 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 Coal Fayette County?

Parcel records list the owner as Heartwood Forestland Fund Vii Llc (private land).

How far is EC Coal Fayette County from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is Citynet Charleston, about 49.1 miles away; 1 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 Coal Fayette County, Fayette County, WV”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/west-virginia/fayette-county/ec-coal-fayette-county-4e848ec5 (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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