EC Coal Letcher County

Greenfield

Letcher County, Kentucky · PJM

DC Readiness
55.5
Good / 100

EC Coal Letcher County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Letcher County, Kentucky, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 55.5/100 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 IXPEast Kentucky Network Data Center
IXP distance31.0 mi
Fiber providers2
Fiber coverage12.4%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regioneastus
Cloud region distance167.2 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerKENTUCKY POWER CO
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability45.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Deciduous Forest
Former usecoal mine

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.40
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score70/100
Construction cost index53.3 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterEast Kentucky Network Datacenter
DC distance31.2 mi
Nearest rail2.5 mi
Nearest gas pipeline3.3 mi
Nearest fiber route206.7 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (30)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity10.52¢/kWh
Industrial electricity6.58¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,300
Heating degree days4,300
Land price / acre$3,563

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%
50
Energy cost10%
86
Water risk8%
92
Natural hazard8%
70
Buildability7%
45
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
45
Land / acreage3%
50
Construction cost3%
100
Gas pipeline2%
89
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
60

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Coal Letcher County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
DORTONSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.6 yrs66.3
UNKNOWN121741Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.6 yrs66.3
UNKNOWN121742Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.6 yrs65.7
EC Coal Letcher CountyGreenfield3.6 yrs57.4
OZ LetcherGreenfield3.6 yrs57.0
EC Coal Letcher CountyGreenfield3.6 yrs56.9
EC Coal Letcher CountyGreenfield3.6 yrs56.8
EC Coal Letcher CountyGreenfield3.6 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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