Greenfield (HOSENSACK (500 KV SUB) - THREE)

Greenfield

Lehigh County, Pennsylvania · PJM

DC Readiness
69.9
Good / 100

Greenfield (HOSENSACK (500 KV SUB) - THREE) is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 69.9/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 1,000 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.0 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationHOSENSACK (500 KV SUB)
Substation voltage500 kV
Available capacity1,000 MW
LMP zonePJM_PECO
Wholesale LMP$38.56/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.08¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionPJM
Queue depth411
Avg queue wait3.0 yrs
Recent queue wait1.6 yrs
Completion rate19%
Withdrawal rate81%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPTierPoint Allentown-TekPark
IXP distance11.2 mi
Fiber providers10
Fiber coverage37.0%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-1
Cloud region distance137.4 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerPPL ELECTRIC UTILITIES CORP
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability65.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Cultivated Crops

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.50
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteQUIGLEY JAMES S INC
Hazard sub-score62/100
Construction cost index101.4 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterAllentown-TekPark
DC distance11.2 mi
Nearest rail3.9 mi
Nearest gas pipeline2.8 mi
Nearest fiber route53.3 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (28)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity7.76¢/kWh
Industrial electricity5.69¢/kWh
Cooling degree days800
Heating degree days5,600
Land price / acre$9,925

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.

Power availability20%
72
Speed to power15%
42
Fiber connectivity12%
74
Energy cost10%
94
Water risk8%
92
Natural hazard8%
62
Buildability7%
65
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
85
Land / acreage3%
39
Construction cost3%
66
Gas pipeline2%
91
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
85

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Greenfield (HOSENSACK (500 KV SUB) - THREE)
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN171809Substation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW3.0 yrs79.1
WESCOSVILLESubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW3.0 yrs77.7
HOSENSACKSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW3.0 yrs76.6
STEEL CITYSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW3.0 yrs76.0
TalenEnergy Martin Creek LLC AllentownBrownfield64 MW73.0
ALBURTISSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW3.0 yrs72.0
Greenfield (UNKNOWN123610 - WESCOSVILLE)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW3.0 yrs71.2
Greenfield (STEEL CITY - HOSENSACK (500 KV)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW3.0 yrs70.5

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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