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EC Near FirstEnergy Rivesville

Greenfield

Marion County, West Virginia · PJM

DC Readiness
55.3
Good / 100

At a glance

EC Near FirstEnergy Rivesville is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Marion County, West Virginia, scoring 55.3/100 DC Readiness — 33rd of 89 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 rate0.11¢/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 IXPCitynet Bridgeport
IXP distance21.0 mi
Fiber providers5
Fiber coverage46.9%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-east5
Cloud region distance62.9 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactMarion County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability50.0/100
Former usenear retired coal plant (5km)

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintLow (30/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.40
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteLESLIE EQUIPMENT CO
Hazard sub-score68/100
Construction cost index87.4 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterCitynet Bridgeport
DC distance21.0 mi
Nearest rail1.4 mi
Nearest gas pipeline2.8 mi
Nearest fiber route33.3 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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This site + 8 nearby

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How does EC Near FirstEnergy Rivesville compare with other sites in Marion County?

EC Near FirstEnergy Rivesville ranks 33rd of 89 scored candidate sites in Marion County. Its 55.3/100 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 speed to power (50 vs 50) and its weakest is fiber connectivity (48 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 Near FirstEnergy Rivesville to power, fiber and other datacenters?

For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Citynet Bridgeport at 21 miles. 5 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Citynet Bridgeport, 21 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at EC Near FirstEnergy Rivesville?

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 (LESLIE EQUIPMENT CO). 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%
48
Energy cost10%
85
Water risk7%
88
Natural hazard6%
68
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
70
Land / acreage3%
51
Construction cost3%
77
Gas pipeline2%
91
Tax incentive1%
0
Climate / cooling1%
85

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Near FirstEnergy Rivesville
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 Near FirstEnergy Rivesville: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of EC Near FirstEnergy Rivesville?

EC Near FirstEnergy Rivesville scores 55.3/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated good. It ranks 33rd of 89 scored sites in Marion County. The Marion County average is 55.6 and the West Virginia average is 52.0.

What grid region is EC Near FirstEnergy Rivesville in?

EC Near FirstEnergy Rivesville is in the PJM region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.0-year wait from queue request to operation.

Is EC Near FirstEnergy Rivesville 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 FirstEnergy Rivesville?

Parcel records list the owner as Southern Ohio Coal Co (private land).

How far is EC Near FirstEnergy Rivesville from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is Citynet Bridgeport, about 21 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 Near FirstEnergy Rivesville, Marion County, WV”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/west-virginia/marion-county/ec-near-firstenergy-rivesville-21dc345f (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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