EC FFE McDowell County

Greenfield

McDowell County, West Virginia · PJM

DC Readiness
57.5
Good / 100

EC FFE McDowell County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in McDowell County, West Virginia, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 57.5/100 DC Readiness and a 3.0 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

LMP zonePJM_APS
Wholesale LMP$43.66/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.12¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionPJM
Queue depth118
Avg queue wait3.0 yrs
Recent queue wait4.0 yrs
Completion rate23%
Withdrawal rate77%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPEast Kentucky Network Data Center
IXP distance58.3 mi
Fiber providers4
Fiber coverage86.3%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regioneastus
Cloud region distance100.8 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerAlawest Inc
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability45.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Deciduous Forest
Former usefossil fuel employment

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.40
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score78/100
Construction cost index74.5 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterEast Kentucky Network Datacenter
DC distance58.3 mi
Nearest rail4.5 mi
Nearest gas pipeline2.2 mi
Nearest fiber route155.1 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$4,027

Full DC Readiness breakdown

All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power15%
46
Fiber connectivity12%
70
Energy cost10%
81
Water risk8%
89
Natural hazard8%
78
Buildability7%
45
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
45
Land / acreage3%
49
Construction cost3%
88
Gas pipeline2%
93
Tax incentive2%
0
Climate / cooling2%
85

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC FFE McDowell County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
SOURWOODSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs66.6
UNKNOWN108915Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs66.1
TAP155305Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs65.4
Greenfield (JACKSONS FERRY - WYOMING)Greenfield765 kV1,000 MW3.0 yrs65.2
PAD FORKSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs64.5
WELCHSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs64.4
TAP155304Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs63.4
JIM BRANCHSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs63.1

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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