Greenfield (TAP139012 - HARDIN)

Greenfield

Meade County, Kentucky · PJM

DC Readiness
61.1
Good / 100

Greenfield (TAP139012 - HARDIN) is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Meade County, Kentucky, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 61.1/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 600 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.0 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationTAP139012
Substation voltage345 kV
Available capacity600 MW
LMP zonePJM_DUKE
Wholesale LMP$41.74/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.13¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionPJM
Queue depth56
Avg queue wait3.0 yrs
Recent queue wait4.2 yrs
Completion rate14%
Withdrawal rate87%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPBluegrassNet Louisville
IXP distance33.9 mi
Fiber providers2
Fiber coverage96.2%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-2
Cloud region distance222.1 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerKENTUCKY UTILITIES CO
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability50.0/100

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.40
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatPresent
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score50/100
Construction cost index96.8 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterBluegrassNet Louisville
DC distance33.9 mi
Nearest rail6.2 mi
Nearest gas pipeline6.4 mi
Nearest fiber route121.8 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (30)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity12.75¢/kWh
Industrial electricity5.59¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,300
Heating degree days4,300
Land price / acre$5,432

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%
59
Speed to power15%
34
Fiber connectivity12%
70
Energy cost10%
89
Water risk8%
94
Natural hazard8%
50
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
47
Construction cost3%
69
Gas pipeline2%
79
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
60

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Greenfield (TAP139012 - HARDIN)
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
Greenfield (TAP139012 - HARDIN)Greenfield345 kV600 MW3.0 yrs65.5
Greenfield (TAP139012 - HARDIN)Greenfield345 kV600 MW3.0 yrs63.5
Greenfield (UNKNOWN127531 - CLOVERPORT)Greenfield138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs57.7
EC FFE Meade CountyGreenfield3.6 yrs56.0
Greenfield (UNKNOWN127531 - CLOVERPORT)Greenfield138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs51.3
Mine SiteFormer Mine45.4
Mine SiteFormer Mine44.2
Mine SiteFormer Mine43.0

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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