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Summers County, West Virginia · PJM

DC Readiness
51.6
Fair / 100

HINTON (AP) is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Summers County, West Virginia, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 51.6/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 100 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.8 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationHINTON (AP)
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage138 kV
Available capacity100 MW

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionPJM
Queue depth130
Avg queue wait3.8 yrs

Connectivity

Nearest IXPCitynet Charleston
IXP distance64.6 mi
Fiber providers1
Fiber coverage19.8%

Site characteristics

Risk & environment

Water stress (WRI)Low
Wetlands (NWI)
Critical habitat
Superfund nearby
Hazard sub-score78/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterCitynet Charleston
DC distance64.6 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (22)
DC tax incentiveNo
Commercial electricity11.53¢/kWh
Industrial electricity8.16¢/kWh
Cooling degree days800
Heating degree days5,000
Land price / acre$2,702

Site location

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≥ 7560–7540–60≤ 40
This site + 8 nearby

Full DC Readiness breakdown

All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.

Power availability20%
58
Speed to power15%
52
Fiber connectivity12%
13
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk8%
92
Natural hazard8%
78
Buildability7%
60
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
20
Land / acreage3%
51
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive2%
0
Climate / cooling2%
85

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near HINTON (AP)
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
EC Coal Summers CountyGreenfield3.0 yrs56.2
OZ SummersGreenfield3.0 yrs54.4
EC Coal Summers CountyGreenfield3.0 yrs54.1
EC FFE Summers CountyGreenfield3.0 yrs53.9
EC Coal Summers CountyGreenfield3.0 yrs52.9
Gwinn PropertyIndustrial3.8 yrs50.9
Mine SiteFormer Mine3.8 yrs50.8
Mine SiteFormer Mine3.8 yrs50.8

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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