Wheelabrator Frackville Energy

Brownfield

Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania · PJM

DC Readiness
58.6
Good / 100

Wheelabrator Frackville Energy is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 58.6/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 48 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.0 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Available capacity48 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 IXPDirect LTx Reading
IXP distance29.5 mi
Fiber providers8
Fiber coverage18.1%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-1
Cloud region distance138.8 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Parcel ownerWheelabrator Environmental Systems
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability85.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Barren Land
Former usecoal
Existing capacity48 MW
Retirement date2020-02-01

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.50
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteWHEELABRATOR FRACKVILLE ENERGY CO INC
Hazard sub-score62/100
Construction cost index88.3 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterDirect LTx Reading
DC distance29.5 mi
Nearest rail1.4 mi
Nearest gas pipeline22.8 mi
Nearest fiber route79.7 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$8,075

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%
29
Speed to power15%
37
Fiber connectivity12%
56
Energy cost10%
94
Water risk8%
90
Natural hazard8%
62
Buildability7%
85
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
65
Land / acreage3%
66
Construction cost3%
76
Gas pipeline2%
27
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
85

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Wheelabrator Frackville Energy
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
FRACKVILLESubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.0 yrs64.5
EC Coal Schuylkill CountyGreenfield3.0 yrs61.7
EC Near TalenEnergy Martins Creek LLC FishbachGreenfield3.0 yrs61.2
EC Near Wheelabrator Frackville EnergyGreenfield3.0 yrs60.5
EC Coal Schuylkill CountyGreenfield3.0 yrs60.4
EC Coal Schuylkill CountyGreenfield3.0 yrs60.3
EC Coal Schuylkill CountyGreenfield3.0 yrs59.9
EC Coal Schuylkill CountyGreenfield3.0 yrs59.9

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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