EC Coal Hancock County

Greenfield

Hancock County, West Virginia · PJM

DC Readiness
58.6
Good / 100

EC Coal Hancock County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Hancock County, West Virginia, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 58.6/100 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 IXPDataBank Pittsburgh (PIT2)
IXP distance21.3 mi
Fiber providers2
Fiber coverage31.3%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-east5
Cloud region distance31.5 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerDecapio Samuel J Et Ux
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability45.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Deciduous Forest
Former usecoal adjacent

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.40
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score78/100
Construction cost index77.8 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterDataBank Pittsburgh PIT2
DC distance21.3 mi
Nearest rail1.1 mi
Nearest gas pipeline1.4 mi
Nearest fiber route9.6 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (22)
DC tax incentiveNo
Commercial electricity10.92¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.71¢/kWh
Cooling degree days800
Heating degree days5,000
Land price / acre$4,294

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%
59
Energy cost10%
93
Water risk8%
93
Natural hazard8%
78
Buildability7%
45
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
70
Land / acreage3%
49
Construction cost3%
85
Gas pipeline2%
95
Tax incentive2%
0
Climate / cooling2%
85

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Coal Hancock County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
CRANBERRYSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW3.2 yrs74.7
WYLIE RIDGESubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW3.2 yrs73.1
FIRSTENERGY TORONTOSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.2 yrs71.6
BEAVER VALLEYSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.2 yrs70.5
Greenfield (CRANBERRY - WYLIE RIDGE)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW3.2 yrs67.6
Greenfield (CRANBERRY - WYLIE RIDGE)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW3.2 yrs67.5
Greenfield (FIRSTENERGY W H SAMMIS - TAP16)Greenfield345 kV600 MW3.2 yrs66.0
Greenfield (FIRSTENERGY W H SAMMIS - SOUTH)Greenfield345 kV600 MW3.2 yrs65.9

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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