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EC Coal Monongalia County

Greenfield

Monongalia County, West Virginia · PJM

DC Readiness
53.3
Fair / 100

At a glance

EC Coal Monongalia County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Monongalia County, West Virginia, scoring 53.3/100 DC Readiness — 33rd of 140 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 distance31.1 mi
Fiber providers9
Fiber coverage61.8%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-east5
Cloud region distance54.7 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerPrudential R&R Llc
Land contactMonongalia County County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability50.0/100
Former usecoal adjacent

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintLow (30/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.40
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteMORGANTOWN BRADY COMPLAINT
Hazard sub-score68/100
Construction cost index82.3 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterCitynet Bridgeport
DC distance31.1 mi
Nearest rail1.4 mi
Nearest gas pipeline0.2 mi
Nearest fiber route26.1 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$5,944

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 EC Coal Monongalia County compare with other sites in Monongalia County?

EC Coal Monongalia County ranks 33rd of 140 scored candidate sites in Monongalia County. Its 53.3/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 53.5. 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 water (95 vs 91) and its weakest is fiber connectivity (23 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 Coal Monongalia County to power, fiber and other datacenters?

For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Citynet Bridgeport at 31.1 miles. 9 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Citynet Bridgeport, 31.1 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at EC Coal Monongalia County?

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 (MORGANTOWN BRADY COMPLAINT). At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Monongalia 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%
23
Energy cost10%
93
Water risk7%
95
Natural hazard6%
68
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
50
Land / acreage3%
59
Construction cost3%
81
Gas pipeline2%
99
Tax incentive1%
0
Climate / cooling1%
85

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Coal Monongalia County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
FORT MARTINSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW3.0 yrs66.1
UNKNOWN132844Substation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW3.0 yrs66.0
UNKNOWN123481Substation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW3.6 yrs63.3
UNKNOWN123487Substation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW3.6 yrs63.0
EC Coal Monongalia CountyGreenfield——3.0 yrs62.5
EC Coal Monongalia CountyGreenfield——3.0 yrs61.5
EC Coal Monongalia CountyGreenfield——3.0 yrs61.4
EC Coal Monongalia CountyGreenfield——3.0 yrs61.2

EC Coal Monongalia County: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of EC Coal Monongalia County?

EC Coal Monongalia County scores 53.3/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 33rd of 140 scored sites in Monongalia County. The Monongalia County average is 53.5 and the West Virginia average is 52.0.

What grid region is EC Coal Monongalia County in?

EC Coal Monongalia County is in the PJM region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.0-year wait from queue request to operation.

Is EC Coal Monongalia County 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 Coal Monongalia County?

Parcel records list the owner as Prudential R&R Llc (private land).

How far is EC Coal Monongalia County from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is Citynet Bridgeport, about 31.1 miles away; 9 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 Coal Monongalia County, Monongalia County, WV”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/west-virginia/monongalia-county/ec-coal-monongalia-county-dc5a8f40 (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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