EC Near TalenEnergy Montour

Greenfield

Montour County, Pennsylvania · PJM

DC Readiness
58.1
Good / 100

EC Near TalenEnergy Montour is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Montour County, Pennsylvania, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 58.1/100 DC Readiness and a 3.0 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

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 IXPDirect LTx Reading
IXP distance61.6 mi
Fiber providers8
Fiber coverage39.7%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-1
Cloud region distance145.8 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerPPL ELECTRIC UTILITIES CORP
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Pasture/Hay
Former usenear retired coal plant (5km)

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.50
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score72/100
Construction cost index100.8 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterDirect LTx Reading
DC distance61.6 mi
Nearest rail1.3 mi
Nearest gas pipeline14.0 mi
Nearest fiber route68.8 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$8,863

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%
30
Speed to power15%
42
Fiber connectivity12%
61
Energy cost10%
85
Water risk8%
90
Natural hazard8%
72
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
45
Land / acreage3%
41
Construction cost3%
66
Gas pipeline2%
55
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
85

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Near TalenEnergy Montour
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
PANDA PATRIOT GENERATION PLANTSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.0 yrs69.8
UNKNOWN125205Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.0 yrs68.2
MONTOUR STATIONSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.0 yrs67.8
UNKNOWN123662Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.0 yrs67.4
UNKNOWN162368Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.0 yrs63.7
Greenfield (COLUMBIA - MONTOUR STATION)Greenfield230 kV300 MW3.0 yrs59.9
EC Near TalenEnergy MontourGreenfield3.0 yrs59.5
EC Near TalenEnergy MontourGreenfield3.0 yrs59.3

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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