EC Coal Kanawha County
GreenfieldKanawha County, West Virginia · PJM
At a glance
EC Coal Kanawha County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Kanawha County, West Virginia, scoring 58.6/100 DC Readiness — 34th of 208 scored sites in the county. It sits in the PJM grid region and the BLACK DIAMOND POWER CO service territory, where interconnection has averaged 3.0 years from request to operation.
Power & interconnection
Speed to power
Shorter queues and healthier completion here — a faster path to energization than the national norm.
Connectivity
Site characteristics
Risk & environment
Location context
Regulatory climate
No notable statewide DC restriction on record; confirm local zoning and utility tariffs.
Site location
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How does EC Coal Kanawha County compare with other sites in Kanawha County?
EC Coal Kanawha County ranks 34th of 208 scored candidate sites in Kanawha County. Its 58.6/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 54.3. It is about 13% above the West Virginia average of 52.0 and about 10% above the national average of 53.2.
Against the West Virginia average, its strongest sub-score is fiber connectivity (77 vs 60) and its weakest is natural hazard (68 vs 77). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.
How close is EC Coal Kanawha County to power, fiber and other datacenters?
The nearest located transmission bottleneck is FREMNT-FREMONTC A 138 KV (PJM), 91 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Citynet Charleston at 7.5 miles. 3 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Citynet Charleston, 7.5 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at EC Coal Kanawha 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. A Superfund site is nearby (RITE AID 1002). At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Kanawha County "Relatively Low".
Full DC Readiness breakdown
All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.
Nearby comparable sites
Other scored datacenter candidate sites in Kanawha County, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KANAWHA RIVER | Substation-Adjacent | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.0 yrs | 68.3 |
| OZ Kanawha | Greenfield | — | — | 3.0 yrs | 65.2 |
| OZ Kanawha | Greenfield | — | — | 3.0 yrs | 64.9 |
| UNKNOWN162246 | Substation-Adjacent | 138 kV | 100 MW | 3.0 yrs | 62.0 |
| CAPITOL HILL | Substation-Adjacent | 138 kV | 100 MW | 3.0 yrs | 61.9 |
| WARDS HOLLOW | Substation-Adjacent | 138 kV | 100 MW | 3.0 yrs | 61.9 |
| CHEMICAL | Substation-Adjacent | 138 kV | 100 MW | 3.0 yrs | 61.9 |
| UNKNOWN154002 | Substation-Adjacent | 138 kV | 100 MW | 3.0 yrs | 61.8 |
EC Coal Kanawha County: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of EC Coal Kanawha County?
EC Coal Kanawha County scores 58.6/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated good. It ranks 34th of 208 scored sites in Kanawha County. The Kanawha County average is 54.3 and the West Virginia average is 52.0.
Which electric utility serves EC Coal Kanawha County?
BLACK DIAMOND POWER CO (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site.
What grid region is EC Coal Kanawha County in?
EC Coal Kanawha County is in the PJM region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.0-year wait from queue request to operation.
Is EC Coal Kanawha 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 Kanawha County?
Parcel records list the owner as Blackwell Ralph Alice Blackwell (private land).
How far is EC Coal Kanawha County from an internet exchange?
The nearest internet exchange facility is Citynet Charleston, about 7.5 miles away; 3 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 Kanawha County, Kanawha County, WV”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/west-virginia/kanawha-county/ec-coal-kanawha-county-bc9dac6e (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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