Morgan County, West Virginia · PJM

DC Readiness
66.9
Good / 100

CHERRY RUN is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Morgan County, West Virginia, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 66.9/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 100 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.0 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationCHERRY RUN
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage138 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 IXPDataBank Ashburn (IAD1)
IXP distance57.6 mi
Fiber providers2
Fiber coverage44.3%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-1
Cloud region distance55.9 mi

Site characteristics

Parcel ownerSmith Arthur & Linda L
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability90.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, Open Space

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.40
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteBEDDOW PROPERTY COMPLAINT
Hazard sub-score68/100
Construction cost index75.0 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterMorgan Wireless
DC distance4.0 mi
Nearest rail1.8 mi
Nearest gas pipeline6.5 mi
Nearest fiber route2.3 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (22)
DC tax incentiveNo
Commercial electricity11.04¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.57¢/kWh
Cooling degree days800
Heating degree days5,000
Land price / acre$5,715

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
58
Speed to power15%
46
Fiber connectivity12%
60
Energy cost10%
93
Water risk8%
90
Natural hazard8%
68
Buildability7%
90
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
90
Land / acreage3%
46
Construction cost3%
88
Gas pipeline2%
79
Tax incentive2%
0
Climate / cooling2%
85

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near CHERRY RUN
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
Greenfield (BLACK OAK - BEDINGTON)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW3.0 yrs68.1
WARFORDSBURGSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs66.9
Greenfield (BLACK OAK - BEDINGTON)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW3.0 yrs66.6
Greenfield (BLACK OAK - BEDINGTON)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW3.0 yrs64.5
Greenfield (BLACK OAK - BEDINGTON)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW3.0 yrs64.3
UNKNOWN108985Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs62.7
OZ MorganGreenfield3.0 yrs59.0
Greenfield (UNKNOWN108985 - CHERRY RUN)Greenfield138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs58.9

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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