Cromby Generating Station

Brownfield

Montgomery County, Pennsylvania · PJM

DC Readiness
76.3
Excellent / 100

Cromby Generating Station is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 76.3/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 420 MW of candidate capacity.

Power & interconnection

Substation distance0.0 mi
Available capacity420 MW
LMP zonePJM_PECO
Wholesale LMP$37.50/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.08¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionPJM
Queue depth411

Connectivity

Nearest IXPFlexential - Philadelphia/Collegeville (PHL01)
IXP distance2.6 mi
Fiber providers14
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-1
Cloud region distance129.4 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Former useoil
Existing capacity420 MW
Retirement date2011-12-01

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.50
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteEXELON GENERATION CO LLC CROMBY GEN STA
Hazard sub-score62/100
Construction cost index124.0 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterFlexential Philadelphia - Collegeville
DC distance2.7 mi
Nearest rail0.1 mi
Nearest gas pipeline0.2 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (28)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity7.87¢/kWh
Industrial electricity4.72¢/kWh
Cooling degree days800
Heating degree days5,600
Land price / acre$21,260
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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%
75
Speed to power15%
56
Fiber connectivity12%
98
Energy cost10%
88
Water risk8%
92
Natural hazard8%
62
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
100
Land / acreage3%
54
Construction cost3%
47
Gas pipeline2%
100
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
85

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Cromby Generating Station
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
CENTERPOINTSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW3.0 yrs77.3
UPPER PROVIDENCESubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.0 yrs76.9
CROMBY GENERATING STATIONSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs75.6
ELROYSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW3.0 yrs75.1
UNKNOWN123442Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.0 yrs74.5
BARBADOESSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.0 yrs74.4
UNKNOWN171542Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.0 yrs74.1
PERKIOMENSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.0 yrs74.0

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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