Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant Property

Shovel-Ready

McCracken County, Kentucky · PJM

DC Readiness
57.1
Good / 100

Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant Property is a shovel-ready datacenter candidate site in McCracken County, Kentucky, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 57.1/100 DC Readiness.

Power & interconnection

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionPJM
Queue depth221

Connectivity

Nearest IXPQuad State Internet METRO1 Colocation
IXP distance6.2 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeShovel-Ready
Acreage4,300 ac
Former useSecondary

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 distance6.2 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (30)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity10.05¢/kWh
Industrial electricity8.60¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,300
Heating degree days4,300
Land price / acre$5,673

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%
86
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk8%
92
Natural hazard8%
70
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
80
Land / acreage3%
61
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
60

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant Property
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN155637Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW4.6 yrs70.2
UNKNOWN122861Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW4.6 yrs69.7
UNKNOWN122852Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW4.6 yrs69.5
UNKNOWN122850Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW4.6 yrs69.5
C-35 (DOE)Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW4.6 yrs69.1
TAP153781Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW4.6 yrs67.8
UNKNOWN155604Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW4.6 yrs66.5
UNKNOWN122859Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW4.6 yrs66.3

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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