FirstEnergy Albright

Brownfield

Preston County, West Virginia · PJM

DC Readiness
62.9
Good / 100

FirstEnergy Albright is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Preston County, West Virginia, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 62.9/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 278 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.0 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Available capacity278 MW
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 distance36.8 mi
Fiber providers3
Fiber coverage57.2%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-east5
Cloud region distance68.5 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Parcel ownerMonongahela Power Company
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability100.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, High Intensity
Former usecoal
Existing capacity278 MW
Retirement date2012-09-01

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone AE (SFHA)
Water stress (WRI)0.40
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteMCR INC
Hazard sub-score53/100
Construction cost index69.9 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterCitynet Bridgeport
DC distance36.8 mi
Nearest rail4.7 mi
Nearest gas pipeline3.0 mi
Nearest fiber route15.6 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%
48
Speed to power15%
49
Fiber connectivity12%
58
Energy cost10%
85
Water risk8%
90
Natural hazard8%
53
Buildability7%
100
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
50
Land / acreage3%
59
Construction cost3%
92
Gas pipeline2%
90
Tax incentive2%
0
Climate / cooling2%
85

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near FirstEnergy Albright
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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