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Former Mine site at 38.968, -81.973

Former Mine

Mason County, West Virginia · PJM

DC Readiness
50.6
Fair / 100

At a glance

Former Mine site at 38.968, -81.973 is a former mine datacenter candidate site in Mason County, West Virginia, scoring 50.6/100 DC Readiness — 39th of 42 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

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 IXPSecureNet DC1
IXP distance44.2 mi
Fiber providers1
Fiber coverage51.1%

Site characteristics

Site typeFormer Mine
Former useMining: Coal; Status: Abandoned
Cleanup statusAbandoned

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Water stress (WRI)Low
Wetlands (NWI)—
Critical habitat—
Superfund nearby—
Hazard sub-score78/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterSecureNet DC1
DC distance44.2 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$2,972

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 Former Mine site at 38.968, -81.973 compare with other sites in Mason County?

Former Mine site at 38.968, -81.973 ranks 39th of 42 scored candidate sites in Mason County. Its 50.6/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 53.3. 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 fiber connectivity (61 vs 60) and its weakest is power availability (30 vs 33). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is Former Mine site at 38.968, -81.973 to power, fiber and other datacenters?

The nearest located transmission bottleneck is CRETSTJO-STJOHNS 94507 B 345 KV (PJM), 61 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is SecureNet DC1 at 44.2 miles. 1 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is SecureNet DC1, 44.2 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Former Mine site at 38.968, -81.973?

At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Mason 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%
61
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
92
Natural hazard6%
78
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
51
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
0
Climate / cooling1%
85

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Former Mine site at 38.968, -81.973
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN108807Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW5.2 yrs62.0
EC Near Philip SpornGreenfield——3.0 yrs59.5
OZ MasonGreenfield——3.0 yrs59.1
EC FFE Mason CountyGreenfield——3.0 yrs57.9
EC Near Philip SpornGreenfield——3.0 yrs57.8
EC Near Philip SpornGreenfield——3.0 yrs57.5
EC Coal Mason CountyGreenfield——3.0 yrs57.4
EC Near Philip SpornGreenfield——3.0 yrs57.3

Former Mine site at 38.968, -81.973: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of Former Mine site at 38.968, -81.973?

Former Mine site at 38.968, -81.973 scores 50.6/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 39th of 42 scored sites in Mason County. The Mason County average is 53.3 and the West Virginia average is 52.0.

What grid region is Former Mine site at 38.968, -81.973 in?

Former Mine site at 38.968, -81.973 is in the PJM region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.0-year wait from queue request to operation.

How far is Former Mine site at 38.968, -81.973 from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is SecureNet DC1, about 44.2 miles away; 1 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, “Former Mine site at 38.968, -81.973, Mason County, WV”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/west-virginia/mason-county/mine-site-7f8b28fa (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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