EC Near North Branch (WV)

Greenfield

Grant County, West Virginia · PJM

DC Readiness
50.7
Fair / 100

EC Near North Branch (WV) is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Grant County, West Virginia, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 50.7/100 DC Readiness and a 3.0 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

LMP zonePJM_APS
Wholesale LMP$43.66/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.11¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionPJM
Queue depth118
Avg queue wait3.0 yrs
Recent queue wait4.0 yrs
Completion rate23%
Withdrawal rate77%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPCitynet Bridgeport
IXP distance53.4 mi
Fiber providers3
Fiber coverage34.3%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-east5
Cloud region distance89.9 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerCherry Ridge Farm Llc
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability45.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Deciduous Forest
Former usenear retired coal plant (5km)

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.40
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score78/100
Construction cost index87.4 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterCitynet Bridgeport
DC distance53.4 mi
Nearest rail2.7 mi
Nearest gas pipeline5.7 mi
Nearest fiber route103.8 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (22)
DC tax incentiveNo
Commercial electricity10.99¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.63¢/kWh
Cooling degree days800
Heating degree days5,000
Land price / acre$3,008

Full DC Readiness breakdown

All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power15%
46
Fiber connectivity12%
14
Energy cost10%
81
Water risk8%
92
Natural hazard8%
78
Buildability7%
45
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
50
Land / acreage3%
51
Construction cost3%
77
Gas pipeline2%
82
Tax incentive2%
0
Climate / cooling2%
85

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Near North Branch (WV)
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
MOUNT STORMSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW3.0 yrs71.2
Greenfield (MOUNT STORM - VALLEY)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW3.0 yrs66.2
Greenfield (MOUNT STORM - MEADOW BROOK)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW3.0 yrs65.9
Greenfield (MOUNT STORM - MEADOW BROOK)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW3.0 yrs64.4
Greenfield (MOUNT STORM - MEADOW BROOK)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW3.0 yrs63.4
NORTH BRANCH (WV)Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.0 yrs63.4
Greenfield (DOUBS - NEW CREEK WIND)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW3.0 yrs63.0
Greenfield (MOUNT STORM - VALLEY)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW3.0 yrs62.7

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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