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EC Coal Logan County

Greenfield

Logan County, West Virginia · PJM

DC Readiness
51.0
Fair / 100

At a glance

EC Coal Logan County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Logan County, West Virginia, scoring 51.0/100 DC Readiness — 21st of 215 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 IXPEast Kentucky Network Data Center
IXP distance36.8 mi
Fiber providers3
Fiber coverage30.8%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regioneastus
Cloud region distance124.7 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactLogan 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 index61.8 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterEast Kentucky Network Datacenter
DC distance36.6 mi
Nearest rail0.1 mi
Nearest gas pipeline1.9 mi
Nearest fiber route187.8 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (22)
DC tax incentiveNo
Commercial electricity12.35¢/kWh
Industrial electricity8.76¢/kWh
Cooling degree days800
Heating degree days5,000
Land price / acre$3,077

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

EC Coal Logan County ranks 21st of 215 scored candidate sites in Logan County. Its 51.0/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 50.7. 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 (13 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 Logan County to power, fiber and other datacenters?

The nearest located transmission bottleneck is FREMNT-FREMONTC A 138 KV (PJM), 48 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is East Kentucky Network Data Center at 36.8 miles. 3 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is East Kentucky Network Datacenter, 36.6 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at EC Coal Logan 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 Logan 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%
13
Energy cost10%
85
Water risk7%
87
Natural hazard6%
78
Buildability7%
45
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
45
Land / acreage3%
51
Construction cost3%
99
Gas pipeline2%
94
Tax incentive1%
0
Climate / cooling1%
85

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Coal Logan County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
EC Coal Logan CountyGreenfield——3.0 yrs57.7
EC Coal Logan CountyGreenfield——3.0 yrs57.5
UNKNOWN154588Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs57.3
EC Coal Logan CountyGreenfield——3.0 yrs57.3
EC Coal Logan CountyGreenfield——3.0 yrs57.2
EC Coal Logan CountyGreenfield——3.0 yrs57.0
EC FFE Logan CountyGreenfield——3.0 yrs56.9
CHAUNCEYSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs56.6

EC Coal Logan County: common questions

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

EC Coal Logan County scores 51.0/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 21st of 215 scored sites in Logan County. The Logan County average is 50.7 and the West Virginia average is 52.0.

What grid region is EC Coal Logan County in?

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

Is EC Coal Logan 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 Logan County?

Parcel records list the owner as Cole & Crane Real Estate Trst (private land).

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

The nearest internet exchange facility is East Kentucky Network Data Center, about 36.8 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 Logan County, Logan County, WV”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/west-virginia/logan-county/ec-coal-logan-county-eaecf020 (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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