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EC Coal Marion County

Greenfield

Marion County, West Virginia · PJM

DC Readiness
55.2
Good / 100

At a glance

EC Coal Marion County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Marion County, West Virginia, scoring 55.2/100 DC Readiness — 34th of 89 scored sites in the county. It sits in the PJM grid region and the HARRISON RURAL ELEC ASSN, INC service territory, where interconnection has averaged 3.0 years from request to operation.

Power & interconnection

LMP zonePJM_APS
Wholesale LMP$43.66/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.11¢/kWh
UtilityHARRISON RURAL ELEC ASSN, INCnot available

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 Bridgeport
IXP distance19.6 mi
Fiber providers5
Fiber coverage46.9%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-east5
Cloud region distance62.9 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerTalkington Mark & Carla
Land contactMarion 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 index75.0 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterCitynet Bridgeport
DC distance19.6 mi
Nearest rail3.2 mi
Nearest gas pipeline0.6 mi
Nearest fiber route45.7 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (22)
DC tax incentiveNo
Commercial electricity10.92¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.71¢/kWh
Cooling degree days800
Heating degree days5,000
Land price / acre$3,858

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 Marion County compare with other sites in Marion County?

EC Coal Marion County ranks 34th of 89 scored candidate sites in Marion County. Its 55.2/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 55.6. 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 (40 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 Marion County to power, fiber and other datacenters?

For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Citynet Bridgeport at 19.6 miles. 5 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Citynet Bridgeport, 19.6 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at EC Coal Marion 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 Marion 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%
40
Energy cost10%
85
Water risk7%
91
Natural hazard6%
78
Buildability7%
45
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
70
Land / acreage3%
51
Construction cost3%
88
Gas pipeline2%
98
Tax incentive1%
0
Climate / cooling1%
85

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Coal Marion County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
OZ MarionGreenfield——3.0 yrs62.5
EC Coal Marion CountyGreenfield——3.0 yrs61.1
TAP138751Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs60.7
UNKNOWN129169Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs60.6
UNKNOWN162354Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs60.5
UNKNOWN108768Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs60.3
UNKNOWN129079Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs60.3
EC Near FirstEnergy RivesvilleGreenfield——3.0 yrs60.2

EC Coal Marion County: common questions

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

EC Coal Marion County scores 55.2/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated good. It ranks 34th of 89 scored sites in Marion County. The Marion County average is 55.6 and the West Virginia average is 52.0.

Which electric utility serves EC Coal Marion County?

HARRISON RURAL ELEC ASSN, INC (not available) holds the retail service territory that contains the site.

What grid region is EC Coal Marion County in?

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

Is EC Coal Marion 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 Marion County?

Parcel records list the owner as Talkington Mark & Carla (private land).

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

The nearest internet exchange facility is Citynet Bridgeport, about 19.6 miles away; 5 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 Marion County, Marion County, WV”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/west-virginia/marion-county/ec-coal-marion-county-fa9c7ab5 (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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