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Clock Tower

Industrial

Ohio County, West Virginia · PJM

DC Readiness
49.6
Fair / 100

At a glance

Clock Tower is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Ohio County, West Virginia, scoring 49.6/100 DC Readiness — 49th of 52 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

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 IXPDataBank Pittsburgh (PIT2)
IXP distance39.1 mi
Fiber providers5
Fiber coverage36.7%

Site characteristics

Site typeIndustrial

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintLow (25/100)
Flood zoneZone AE (SFHA)
Water stress (WRI)Low
Wetlands (NWI)—
Critical habitat—
Superfund nearby—
Hazard sub-score63/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterDataBank Pittsburgh PIT2
DC distance39.1 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (22)
DC tax incentiveNo
Commercial electricity11.76¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.39¢/kWh
Cooling degree days800
Heating degree days5,000
Land price / acre$4,459

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 Clock Tower compare with other sites in Ohio County?

Clock Tower ranks 49th of 52 scored candidate sites in Ohio County. Its 49.6/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 53.7. 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 (92 vs 91) and its weakest is natural hazard (63 vs 77). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is Clock Tower to power, fiber and other datacenters?

For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is DataBank Pittsburgh (PIT2) at 39.1 miles. 5 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is DataBank Pittsburgh PIT2, 39.1 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Clock Tower?

The site is in FEMA flood zone AE, a Special Flood Hazard Area — land with at least a 1% annual chance of flooding. At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Ohio 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%
61
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
92
Natural hazard6%
63
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
51
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
0
Climate / cooling1%
85

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Clock Tower
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
EC Coal Ohio CountyGreenfield——3.0 yrs60.3
OZ OhioGreenfield——3.0 yrs60.0
EC Coal Ohio CountyGreenfield——3.0 yrs59.0
UNKNOWN150364Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs57.5
TAP150363Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs57.5
EC Coal Ohio CountyGreenfield——3.0 yrs57.3
TAP150359Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs57.2
EC FFE Ohio CountyGreenfield——3.0 yrs57.0

Clock Tower: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of Clock Tower?

Clock Tower scores 49.6/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 49th of 52 scored sites in Ohio County. The Ohio County average is 53.7 and the West Virginia average is 52.0.

What grid region is Clock Tower in?

Clock Tower is in the PJM region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.0-year wait from queue request to operation.

Is Clock Tower in a flood zone?

The site is in FEMA flood zone AE, a Special Flood Hazard Area — land with at least a 1% annual chance of flooding.

How far is Clock Tower from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is DataBank Pittsburgh (PIT2), about 39.1 miles away; 5 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, “Clock Tower, Ohio County, WV”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/west-virginia/ohio-county/clock-tower-17b46877 (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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