OZ Nicholas

Greenfield

Nicholas, Kentucky · PJM

DC Readiness
55.0
Good / 100

OZ Nicholas is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Nicholas, Kentucky, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 55.0/100 DC Readiness and a 3.6 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

LMP zonePJM_DUKE
Wholesale LMP$41.74/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.12¢/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 IXPQX.Net Lexington
IXP distance32.9 mi
Fiber providers1
Fiber coverage0.6%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-2
Cloud region distance126.8 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerKENTUCKY UTILITIES CO
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Pasture/Hay

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.40
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score70/100
Construction cost index76.0 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterQX.Net Lexington
DC distance32.9 mi
Nearest rail3.8 mi
Nearest gas pipeline0.2 mi
Nearest fiber route55.2 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (30)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.52¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.19¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,300
Heating degree days4,300
Land price / acre$4,706

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%
24
Energy cost10%
93
Water risk8%
91
Natural hazard8%
70
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
45
Land / acreage3%
48
Construction cost3%
87
Gas pipeline2%
99
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
60

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near OZ Nicholas
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
Greenfield (UNKNOWN109449 - UNKNOWN121396)Greenfield345 kV600 MW3.2 yrs63.0
Greenfield (UNKNOWN109449 - UNKNOWN121396)Greenfield345 kV600 MW3.2 yrs61.6
Greenfield (UNKNOWN109449 - UNKNOWN121396)Greenfield345 kV600 MW3.2 yrs61.3
EC FFE Nicholas CountyGreenfield3.6 yrs52.8
Carlisle Industrial SiteShovel-Ready49.0

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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