EC Coal Nicholas County

Greenfield

Nicholas County, West Virginia · PJM

DC Readiness
51.8
Fair / 100

EC Coal Nicholas County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Nicholas County, West Virginia, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 51.8/100 DC Readiness and a 3.0 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

LMP zonePJM_APS
Wholesale LMP$43.66/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.11¢/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 distance59.7 mi
Fiber providers2
Fiber coverage27.1%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regioneastus
Cloud region distance74.0 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerWillard Clyde Emerson
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability50.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Mixed Forest
Former usecoal adjacent

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.40
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score78/100
Construction cost index87.3 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterCitynet Charleston
DC distance59.7 mi
Nearest rail9.0 mi
Nearest gas pipeline3.2 mi
Nearest fiber route112.3 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (22)
DC tax incentiveNo
Commercial electricity11.28¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.97¢/kWh
Cooling degree days800
Heating degree days5,000
Land price / acre$3,066

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%
12
Energy cost10%
93
Water risk8%
89
Natural hazard8%
78
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
50
Land / acreage3%
51
Construction cost3%
77
Gas pipeline2%
90
Tax incentive2%
0
Climate / cooling2%
85

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Coal Nicholas County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN108817Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs63.1
TAP136888Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.2 yrs63.0
UNKNOWN108841Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.2 yrs62.3
UNKNOWN108845Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs61.8
TAP136888Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs61.5
UNKNOWN108841Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs61.4
TAP136886Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs60.7
BEECH RIDGE ENERGY LLCSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs60.7

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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