West Kentucky Technology Park

Shovel-Ready

Ballard County, Kentucky · PJM

DC Readiness
54.8
Fair / 100

West Kentucky Technology Park is a shovel-ready datacenter candidate site in Ballard County, Kentucky, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 54.8/100 DC Readiness.

Power & interconnection

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionPJM
Queue depth221

Connectivity

Nearest IXPQuad State Internet METRO1 Colocation
IXP distance9.6 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeShovel-Ready
Acreage11 ac
Former useShovel-ready

Risk & environment

Water stress (WRI)Low
Wetlands (NWI)
Critical habitat
Superfund nearby
Hazard sub-score70/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterQuad State Internet METRO1 Colocation
DC distance9.6 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (30)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity9.59¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.87¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,300
Heating degree days4,300
Land price / acre$4,478

Incentive detail: Sales tax exemption on electricity for large industrial users; KBI tax credits.

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power15%
50
Fiber connectivity12%
72
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk8%
92
Natural hazard8%
70
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
80
Land / acreage3%
36
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
60

Nearby comparable sites

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

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UNKNOWN122854Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW4.6 yrs67.6
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Greenfield (UNKNOWN122836 - UNKNOWN122854)Greenfield161 kV100 MW4.6 yrs62.6
EC Coal Ballard CountyGreenfield3.6 yrs61.2
EC FFE Ballard CountyGreenfield3.6 yrs60.3
OZ BallardGreenfield3.6 yrs58.7
OZ BallardGreenfield3.6 yrs53.4
Haynes Property -- Wickliffe Site 007-006Shovel-Ready52.1

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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