Wayne County, West Virginia · PJM

DC Readiness
60.7
Good / 100

TAP137779 is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Wayne County, West Virginia, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 60.7/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 100 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.6 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationTAP137779
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage138 kV
Available capacity100 MW
LMP zonePJM_DUKE
Wholesale LMP$41.74/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.12¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionPJM
Queue depth221
Avg queue wait3.6 yrs
Recent queue wait4.7 yrs
Completion rate7%
Withdrawal rate93%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPAlpha Technologies DC1
IXP distance34.3 mi
Fiber providers3
Fiber coverage14.8%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-2
Cloud region distance130.2 mi

Site characteristics

Parcel ownerAPPALACHIAN POWER CO
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability45.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Deciduous Forest

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.40
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score78/100
Construction cost index78.1 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterAlpha Federal
DC distance34.3 mi
Nearest rail2.9 mi
Nearest gas pipeline2.4 mi
Nearest fiber route93.7 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

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
58
Speed to power15%
36
Fiber connectivity12%
51
Energy cost10%
93
Water risk8%
93
Natural hazard8%
78
Buildability7%
45
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
45
Land / acreage3%
51
Construction cost3%
85
Gas pipeline2%
92
Tax incentive2%
0
Climate / cooling2%
85

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near TAP137779
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
RIVERSIDE GENERATING LLCSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.6 yrs68.0
Greenfield (BAKER - CULLODEN)Greenfield765 kV1,000 MW3.2 yrs67.2
BAKERSubstation-Adjacent765 kV1,000 MW3.6 yrs64.5
UNKNOWN108940Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.6 yrs63.3
HUBBARDSTOWNSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.6 yrs62.6
UNKNOWN108942Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.6 yrs60.0
Greenfield (BIG SANDY - INEZ)Greenfield138 kV100 MW3.6 yrs58.6
EC Coal Wayne CountyGreenfield3.0 yrs56.8

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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