EC Near Kanawha River
GreenfieldKanawha County, West Virginia · PJM
At a glance
EC Near Kanawha River is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Kanawha County, West Virginia, scoring 57.5/100 DC Readiness — 43rd 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
Get alerts
Track EC Near Kanawha River
Get an email when its DC-readiness score, available capacity, or interconnection-queue status changes.
How does EC Near Kanawha River compare with other sites in Kanawha County?
EC Near Kanawha River ranks 43rd of 208 scored candidate sites in Kanawha County. Its 57.5/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 54.3. It is about 11% above 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 (68 vs 60) and its weakest is water (81 vs 91). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.
How close is EC Near Kanawha River to power, fiber and other datacenters?
For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Citynet Charleston at 18.2 miles. 3 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Citynet Charleston, 18.2 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at EC Near Kanawha River?
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 (MOUNTAINEER GAS CO HUGHESTON SERVICE CENTER). 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 Near Kanawha River: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of EC Near Kanawha River?
EC Near Kanawha River scores 57.5/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated good. It ranks 43rd 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 Near Kanawha River?
BLACK DIAMOND POWER CO (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site.
What grid region is EC Near Kanawha River in?
EC Near Kanawha River is in the PJM region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.0-year wait from queue request to operation.
Is EC Near Kanawha River 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 Kanawha River?
Parcel records list the owner as Boone East Development Co (private land).
How far is EC Near Kanawha River from an internet exchange?
The nearest internet exchange facility is Citynet Charleston, about 18.2 miles away; 3 fiber providers report service at the location.
Related pages
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 Kanawha River, Kanawha County, WV”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/west-virginia/kanawha-county/ec-near-kanawha-river-9c979a83 (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.
Go deeper than the public screen
Every site and score for EC Near Kanawha River, Kanawha County is free to browse. Pro adds Watchtower on 25 sites, alerts when new candidate sites, datacenters or interconnection-queue requests appear in your markets, score and capacity history, and CSV export. Enterprise adds team seats, weekly data files for all 147,272 sites, the REST API and an MCP server for AI tools.