Palmerton Zinc Pile
BrownfieldCarbon County, Pennsylvania · PJM
Palmerton Zinc Pile is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Carbon County, Pennsylvania, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 60.0/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 0 MW of candidate capacity.
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Location context
Incentive detail: Keystone Opportunity Zone/KOEZ sales and property tax exemptions in designated areas.
Full DC Readiness breakdown
All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.
Nearby comparable sites
Other scored datacenter candidate sites in Carbon County, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenfield (UNKNOWN123610 - WESCOSVILLE) | Greenfield | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 3.0 yrs | 69.2 |
| UNKNOWN123643 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.0 yrs | 68.1 |
| Greenfield (UNKNOWN123459 - SIEGFRIED) | Greenfield | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.0 yrs | 65.2 |
| Greenfield (UNKNOWN123643 - SIEGFRIED) | Greenfield | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.0 yrs | 64.7 |
| Greenfield (UNKNOWN123610 - WESCOSVILLE) | Greenfield | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 3.0 yrs | 63.7 |
| Greenfield (UNKNOWN123459 - UNKNOWN123643) | Greenfield | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.0 yrs | 63.6 |
| Greenfield (UNKNOWN123459 - UNKNOWN123643) | Greenfield | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.0 yrs | 62.1 |
| Greenfield (UNKNOWN123610 - WESCOSVILLE) | Greenfield | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 3.0 yrs | 61.6 |
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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