EC Coal Mercer County

Greenfield

Mercer County, West Virginia · PJM

DC Readiness
57.0
Good / 100

EC Coal Mercer County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Mercer County, West Virginia, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 57.0/100 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 IXPCitynet Charleston
IXP distance70.0 mi
Fiber providers5
Fiber coverage56.2%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regioneastus
Cloud region distance72.9 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerThompson Randolph B Iii
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability45.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Deciduous Forest
Former usecoal adjacent

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.40
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteSHAWNEE TRADING POST
Hazard sub-score68/100
Construction cost index70.8 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterCitynet Charleston
DC distance70.0 mi
Nearest rail1.6 mi
Nearest gas pipeline4.0 mi
Nearest fiber route135.2 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$2,733

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%
65
Energy cost10%
93
Water risk8%
92
Natural hazard8%
68
Buildability7%
45
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
30
Land / acreage3%
51
Construction cost3%
91
Gas pipeline2%
87
Tax incentive2%
0
Climate / cooling2%
85

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Coal Mercer County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
EAST RIVER MOUNTAINSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs64.9
TAP152832Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs63.2
Greenfield (MATT FUNK - KANAWHA RIVER)Greenfield345 kV600 MW3.0 yrs63.1
SWITCHBACKSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs61.8
HALLS RIDGESubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs61.5
OZ MercerGreenfield3.0 yrs60.4
EC Coal Mercer CountyGreenfield3.0 yrs59.9
SPEEDWAYSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs58.5

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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