EC Coal Union County

Greenfield

Union County, Kentucky · PJM

DC Readiness
56.1
Good / 100

EC Coal Union County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Union County, Kentucky, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 56.1/100 DC Readiness and a 3.6 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

LMP zonePJM_DUKE
Wholesale LMP$41.74/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.13¢/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 IXPSITCO Evansville
IXP distance27.4 mi
Fiber providers3
Fiber coverage35.6%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionnorthcentralus
Cloud region distance283.5 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerKENTUCKY UTILITIES CO
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability65.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Cultivated Crops
Former usecoal mine

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone AE (SFHA)
Water stress (WRI)0.40
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund sitePEABODY COAL CO CAMP TERMINAL
Hazard sub-score45/100
Construction cost index80.3 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterSITCO Evansville
DC distance27.4 mi
Nearest rail8.4 mi
Nearest gas pipeline14.6 mi
Nearest fiber route205.1 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (30)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity12.63¢/kWh
Industrial electricity6.04¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,300
Heating degree days4,300
Land price / acre$6,523

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%
56
Energy cost10%
93
Water risk8%
92
Natural hazard8%
45
Buildability7%
65
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
60
Land / acreage3%
60
Construction cost3%
83
Gas pipeline2%
53
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
60

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Coal Union County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
TAP155733Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW4.6 yrs62.3
UNKNOWN123312Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW4.6 yrs60.3
Greenfield (UNKNOWN123312 - TAP155733)Greenfield161 kV100 MW4.6 yrs58.5
Greenfield (UNKNOWN123307 - UNKNOWN123312)Greenfield161 kV100 MW4.6 yrs56.5
Greenfield (UNKNOWN123307 - UNKNOWN123312)Greenfield161 kV100 MW4.6 yrs56.3
EC Coal Union CountyGreenfield3.6 yrs56.3
EC Coal Union CountyGreenfield3.6 yrs56.2
OZ UnionGreenfield3.6 yrs55.8

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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