MCCREARY COUNTY

Substation-Adjacent

McCreary County, Kentucky · SERC

DC Readiness
65.7
Good / 100

MCCREARY COUNTY is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in McCreary County, Kentucky, interconnecting through SERC. It screens at 65.7/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 100 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationMCCREARY COUNTY
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage161 kV
Available capacity100 MW
Utility commercial rate0.11¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionSERC
Queue depth1
Avg queue wait3.7 yrs
Recent queue wait3.5 yrs
Completion rate15%
Withdrawal rate85%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPPeace Communications KNX1
IXP distance55.3 mi
Fiber providers2
Fiber coverage99.7%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-2
Cloud region distance243.6 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeSubstation-Adjacent
Parcel ownerEAST KENTUCKY POWER COOP, INC
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability50.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Mixed Forest

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.40
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score70/100
Construction cost index98.6 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterFrontier (supercomputer)
DC distance49.3 mi
Nearest rail2.0 mi
Nearest gas pipeline37.4 mi
Nearest fiber route240.8 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (30)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity10.75¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.33¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,300
Heating degree days4,300
Land price / acre$3,161
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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%
60
Speed to power15%
65
Fiber connectivity12%
74
Energy cost10%
90
Water risk8%
83
Natural hazard8%
70
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
50
Construction cost3%
68
Gas pipeline2%
0
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
60

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near MCCREARY COUNTY
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
WINFIELDSubstation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW3.7 yrs66.4
Greenfield (MCCREARY COUNTY - TAP155477)Greenfield161 kV100 MW3.7 yrs62.4
EC Coal McCreary CountyGreenfield——3.6 yrs57.4
EC Coal McCreary CountyGreenfield——3.6 yrs55.3
EC Coal McCreary CountyGreenfield——3.6 yrs54.8
EC Coal McCreary CountyGreenfield——3.6 yrs54.4
EC FFE McCreary CountyGreenfield——3.6 yrs54.2
EC Coal McCreary CountyGreenfield——3.6 yrs52.5

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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