EC Coal Butler County

Greenfield

Butler County, Kentucky · PJM

DC Readiness
59.3
Good / 100

EC Coal Butler County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Butler County, Kentucky, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 59.3/100 DC Readiness and a 3.6 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

LMP zonePJM_DUKE
Wholesale LMP$41.74/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.11¢/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 IXPLost River Data Center
IXP distance24.4 mi
Fiber providers3
Fiber coverage97.1%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-2
Cloud region distance277.0 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerTENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability65.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Cultivated Crops
Former usecoal adjacent

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone AE (SFHA)
Water stress (WRI)0.40
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score55/100
Construction cost index60.7 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterLost River Data Center
DC distance24.4 mi
Nearest rail12.5 mi
Nearest gas pipeline0.1 mi
Nearest fiber route172.5 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (30)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.19¢/kWh
Industrial electricity5.83¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,300
Heating degree days4,300
Land price / acre$4,286

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%
37
Fiber connectivity12%
71
Energy cost10%
93
Water risk8%
87
Natural hazard8%
55
Buildability7%
65
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
60
Land / acreage3%
49
Construction cost3%
99
Gas pipeline2%
100
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
60

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Coal Butler County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
ABERDEENSubstation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW3.6 yrs67.2
TAP155147Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW3.6 yrs65.9
PARADISESubstation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW3.6 yrs65.3
Greenfield (PARADISE - TAP155146)Greenfield161 kV100 MW3.7 yrs65.0
EC Coal Butler CountyGreenfield3.6 yrs61.2
EC Coal Butler CountyGreenfield3.6 yrs60.9
Greenfield (BOWLING GREEN - PARADISE)Greenfield161 kV100 MW3.6 yrs59.7
Greenfield (ABERDEEN - TAP155147)Greenfield161 kV100 MW3.6 yrs59.4

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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