NORTH BRANCH (WV)

Substation-Adjacent

Grant County, West Virginia · PJM

DC Readiness
63.4
Good / 100

NORTH BRANCH (WV) is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Grant County, West Virginia, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 63.4/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 100 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.0 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationNORTH BRANCH (WV)
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage115 kV
Available capacity100 MW
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 distance50.3 mi
Fiber providers5
Fiber coverage15.7%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-east5
Cloud region distance88.7 mi

Site characteristics

Parcel ownerMettiki Coal Wv Llc
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability85.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Barren Land
Former usecoal
Existing capacity80 MW
Retirement date2012-12-01

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.40
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteNORTH BRANCH GENERATING STATION
Hazard sub-score68/100
Construction cost index83.5 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterCitynet Bridgeport
DC distance50.3 mi
Nearest rail1.9 mi
Nearest gas pipeline3.6 mi
Nearest fiber route27.8 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%
56
Speed to power15%
51
Fiber connectivity12%
54
Energy cost10%
81
Water risk8%
89
Natural hazard8%
68
Buildability7%
85
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
50
Land / acreage3%
51
Construction cost3%
80
Gas pipeline2%
89
Tax incentive2%
0
Climate / cooling2%
85

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites 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
Greenfield (DOUBS - NEW CREEK WIND)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW3.0 yrs63.0
Greenfield (MOUNT STORM - VALLEY)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW3.0 yrs62.7
Greenfield (MOUNT STORM - NEW CREEK WIND)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW3.0 yrs61.4

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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