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EC Near FirstEnergy Willow Island

Greenfield

Pleasants, West Virginia · PJM

DC Readiness
58.8
Good / 100

EC Near FirstEnergy Willow Island is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Pleasants, West Virginia, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 58.8/100 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

Interconnection outlookModerate
≈ 4.0 yrs typical interconnection wait

Middle-of-the-pack interconnection conditions for this grid.

ISO / RTO regionPJM
Queue depth130
Avg queue wait3.0 yrs
Recent queue wait4.0 yrs
Completion rate23%
Withdrawal rate77%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPCitynet Bridgeport
IXP distance56.4 mi
Fiber providers4
Fiber coverage11.6%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-2
Cloud region distance96.7 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactPleasants County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability90.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, Open Space
Former usenear retired coal plant (10km)

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.40
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score78/100
Construction cost index87.4 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterCitynet Bridgeport
DC distance56.4 mi
Nearest rail5.7 mi
Nearest gas pipeline2.1 mi
Nearest fiber route99.4 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$3,209

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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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%
49
Energy cost10%
93
Water risk7%
91
Natural hazard6%
78
Buildability7%
90
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
45
Land / acreage3%
51
Construction cost3%
77
Gas pipeline2%
93
Tax incentive1%
0
Climate / cooling1%
85

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Near FirstEnergy Willow Island
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
BELMONTSubstation-Adjacent765 kV1,000 MW3.8 yrs64.5
UNKNOWN129029Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.8 yrs57.9
UNKNOWN108756Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.8 yrs56.2
UNKNOWN129171Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.8 yrs56.2
TAP140072Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.8 yrs56.2
UNKNOWN129031Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.8 yrs56.2
UNKNOWN129032Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.8 yrs56.2
EC Coal Pleasants CountyGreenfield3.0 yrs56.2

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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