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Old Black Diamond Industrial Property

Industrial

Wayne County, West Virginia · PJM

DC Readiness
50.0
Fair / 100

At a glance

Old Black Diamond Industrial Property is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Wayne County, West Virginia, scoring 50.0/100 DC Readiness — 28th of 60 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 IXPSecureNet DC1
IXP distance43.5 mi
Fiber providers4
Fiber coverage23.6%

Site characteristics

Site typeIndustrial

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Water stress (WRI)Low
Wetlands (NWI)—
Critical habitat—
Superfund nearby—
Hazard sub-score78/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterSecureNet DC1
DC distance43.5 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (22)
DC tax incentiveNo
Commercial electricity12.35¢/kWh
Industrial electricity8.76¢/kWh
Cooling degree days800
Heating degree days5,000
Land price / acre$2,644

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 Old Black Diamond Industrial Property compare with other sites in Wayne County?

Old Black Diamond Industrial Property ranks 28th of 60 scored candidate sites in Wayne County. Its 50.0/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 51.1. 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 natural hazard (78 vs 77) and its weakest is fiber connectivity (56 vs 60). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is Old Black Diamond Industrial Property to power, fiber and other datacenters?

The nearest located transmission bottleneck is FREMNT-FREMONTC A 138 KV (PJM), 88 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is SecureNet DC1 at 43.5 miles. 4 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is SecureNet DC1, 43.5 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Old Black Diamond Industrial Property?

At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Wayne 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%
56
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
92
Natural hazard6%
78
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 Wayne County, ranked by DC Readiness.

Sites near Old Black Diamond Industrial Property
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN121278Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW4.7 yrs61.5
EC Coal Wayne CountyGreenfield——3.0 yrs56.8
EC Coal Wayne CountyGreenfield——3.0 yrs56.8
EC Coal Wayne CountyGreenfield——3.0 yrs56.5
UNKNOWN108940Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs56.4
HUBBARDSTOWNSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs56.3
TAP137779Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs56.3
EC Coal Wayne CountyGreenfield——3.0 yrs56.0

Old Black Diamond Industrial Property: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of Old Black Diamond Industrial Property?

Old Black Diamond Industrial Property scores 50.0/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 28th of 60 scored sites in Wayne County. The Wayne County average is 51.1 and the West Virginia average is 52.0.

What grid region is Old Black Diamond Industrial Property in?

Old Black Diamond Industrial Property is in the PJM region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.0-year wait from queue request to operation.

How far is Old Black Diamond Industrial Property from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is SecureNet DC1, about 43.5 miles away; 4 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, “Old Black Diamond Industrial Property, Wayne County, WV”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/west-virginia/wayne-county/old-black-diamond-industrial-property-6d392598 (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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