MCHA - Matewan Middle School/High School Property
IndustrialMingo County, West Virginia · PJM
At a glance
MCHA - Matewan Middle School/High School Property is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Mingo County, West Virginia, scoring 50.7/100 DC Readiness — 58th of 207 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
Shorter queues and healthier completion here — a faster path to energization than the national norm.
Connectivity
Risk & environment
Location context
Regulatory climate
No notable statewide DC restriction on record; confirm local zoning and utility tariffs.
Site location
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How does MCHA - Matewan Middle School/High School Property compare with other sites in Mingo County?
MCHA - Matewan Middle School/High School Property ranks 58th of 207 scored candidate sites in Mingo County. Its 50.7/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 50.5. 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 (55 vs 60). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.
How close is MCHA - Matewan Middle School/High School Property to power, fiber and other datacenters?
The nearest located transmission bottleneck is FREMNT-FREMONTC A 138 KV (PJM), 37 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is East Kentucky Network Data Center at 27.8 miles. 3 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is East Kentucky Network Datacenter, 27.7 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at MCHA - Matewan Middle School/High School Property?
At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Mingo County "Relatively Low".
Full DC Readiness breakdown
All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.
Nearby comparable sites
Other scored datacenter candidate sites in Mingo County, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EC Coal Mingo County | Greenfield | — | — | 3.0 yrs | 60.1 |
| OZ Mingo | Greenfield | — | — | 3.0 yrs | 58.1 |
| EC Coal Mingo County | Greenfield | — | — | 3.0 yrs | 57.8 |
| UNKNOWN130918 | Substation-Adjacent | 138 kV | 100 MW | 3.0 yrs | 57.7 |
| HATFIELD (KP) | Substation-Adjacent | 138 kV | 100 MW | 4.7 yrs | 57.2 |
| SPRIGG | Substation-Adjacent | 138 kV | 100 MW | 3.0 yrs | 57.2 |
| EC Coal Mingo County | Greenfield | — | — | 3.0 yrs | 57.1 |
| CINDER | Substation-Adjacent | 138 kV | 100 MW | 3.0 yrs | 57.1 |
MCHA - Matewan Middle School/High School Property: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of MCHA - Matewan Middle School/High School Property?
MCHA - Matewan Middle School/High School Property scores 50.7/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 58th of 207 scored sites in Mingo County. The Mingo County average is 50.5 and the West Virginia average is 52.0.
What grid region is MCHA - Matewan Middle School/High School Property in?
MCHA - Matewan Middle School/High School Property is in the PJM region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.0-year wait from queue request to operation.
How far is MCHA - Matewan Middle School/High School Property from an internet exchange?
The nearest internet exchange facility is East Kentucky Network Data Center, about 27.8 miles away; 3 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, “MCHA - Matewan Middle School/High School Property, Mingo County, WV”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/west-virginia/mingo-county/mcha-matewan-middle-school-high-school-property-99b9faeb (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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