EC Coal Preston County

Greenfield

Preston County, West Virginia · PJM

DC Readiness
58.1
Good / 100

EC Coal Preston County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Preston County, West Virginia, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 58.1/100 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 Bridgeport
IXP distance44.4 mi
Fiber providers3
Fiber coverage57.2%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-east5
Cloud region distance63.3 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerMuddy Creek Recreation Club
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability50.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Mixed Forest
Former usecoal mine

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.40
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score78/100
Construction cost index69.9 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterCitynet Bridgeport
DC distance44.4 mi
Nearest rail10.4 mi
Nearest gas pipeline4.8 mi
Nearest fiber route7.0 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (22)
DC tax incentiveNo
Commercial electricity10.96¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.66¢/kWh
Cooling degree days800
Heating degree days5,000
Land price / acre$3,218

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%
60
Energy cost10%
93
Water risk8%
89
Natural hazard8%
78
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
50
Land / acreage3%
50
Construction cost3%
92
Gas pipeline2%
85
Tax incentive2%
0
Climate / cooling2%
85

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Coal Preston County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN123487Substation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW3.0 yrs72.9
Greenfield (MOUNT STORM - PRUNTYTOWN)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW3.0 yrs69.1
Greenfield (UNKNOWN123487 - MOUNT STORM)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW3.0 yrs68.0
UNKNOWN108743Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs67.4
Greenfield (MOUNT STORM - PRUNTYTOWN)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW3.0 yrs67.4
RUTHBELLESubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs65.9
Greenfield (UNKNOWN123487 - MOUNT STORM)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW3.0 yrs65.2
Greenfield (MOUNT STORM - PRUNTYTOWN)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW3.0 yrs65.0

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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