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EC Coal Grant County

Greenfield

Grant County, West Virginia · PJM

DC Readiness
58.6
Good / 100

EC Coal Grant County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Grant County, West Virginia, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 58.6/100 DC Readiness and a 3.0 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

LMP zonePJM_APS
Wholesale LMP$43.66/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.11¢/kWh

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookModerate
≈ 4.0 yrs typical interconnection wait

Middle-of-the-pack interconnection conditions for this grid.

ISO / RTO regionPJM
Queue depth130
Avg queue wait3.0 yrs
Recent queue wait4.0 yrs
Completion rate23%
Withdrawal rate77%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPCitynet Bridgeport
IXP distance60.3 mi
Fiber providers5
Fiber coverage44.2%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-1
Cloud region distance91.8 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactGrant County County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Pasture/Hay
Former usecoal adjacent

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 index83.5 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterDBT Data - Harrisonburg Center
DC distance42.4 mi
Nearest rail3.5 mi
Nearest gas pipeline8.9 mi
Nearest fiber route44.9 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (22)
DC tax incentiveNo
Commercial electricity10.99¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.63¢/kWh
Cooling degree days800
Heating degree days5,000
Land price / acre$3,008

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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≥ 7560–7540–60≤ 40
This site + 8 nearby

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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%
60
Energy cost10%
82
Water risk7%
89
Natural hazard6%
78
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
50
Land / acreage3%
51
Construction cost3%
80
Gas pipeline2%
72
Tax incentive1%
0
Climate / cooling1%
85

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Coal Grant County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
MOUNT STORMSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW3.8 yrs66.1
GREENLAND GAPSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW3.8 yrs66.0
UNKNOWN162360Substation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW3.8 yrs65.8
North Branch (WV)Brownfield—80 MW3.8 yrs60.2
EC Near North Branch (WV)Greenfield——3.0 yrs59.8
EC FFE Grant CountyGreenfield——3.0 yrs58.6
EC Near North Branch (WV)Greenfield——3.0 yrs57.7
EC Near North Branch (WV)Greenfield——3.0 yrs57.6

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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