Whitley County, Kentucky · SERC

DC Readiness
68.1
Good / 100

JELLICO is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Whitley County, Kentucky, interconnecting through SERC. It screens at 68.1/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 100 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationJELLICO
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 distance43.7 mi
Fiber providers4
Fiber coverage22.9%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-2
Cloud region distance241.3 mi

Site characteristics

Parcel ownerEAST KENTUCKY POWER COOP, INC
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability100.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, High Intensity

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.40
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteEXXONMOBIL CORPORATION 50811
Hazard sub-score60/100
Construction cost index62.2 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterPeace Communications KNX1
DC distance43.7 mi
Nearest rail1.1 mi
Nearest gas pipeline40.4 mi
Nearest fiber route234.8 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (30)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity10.70¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.33¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,300
Heating degree days4,300
Land price / acre$2,970

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%
56
Energy cost10%
90
Water risk8%
95
Natural hazard8%
60
Buildability7%
100
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
51
Construction cost3%
98
Gas pipeline2%
0
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
60

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near JELLICO
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
Greenfield (UNKNOWN109464 - PINEVILLE)Greenfield345 kV600 MW3.6 yrs63.0
Greenfield (PINEVILLE - TAP155034)Greenfield161 kV100 MW3.7 yrs61.3
Greenfield (UNKNOWN109464 - PINEVILLE)Greenfield345 kV600 MW3.6 yrs60.7
EC Coal Whitley CountyGreenfield3.6 yrs58.3
Greenfield (UNKNOWN109464 - PINEVILLE)Greenfield345 kV600 MW3.6 yrs58.2
EC Coal Whitley CountyGreenfield3.6 yrs56.5
EC Coal Whitley CountyGreenfield3.6 yrs55.7
EC Coal Whitley CountyGreenfield3.6 yrs55.5

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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