Pendleton County, West Virginia · PJM

DC Readiness
69.9
Good / 100

VALLEY is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Pendleton County, West Virginia, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 69.9/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 1,000 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.0 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationVALLEY
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage500 kV
Available capacity1,000 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 distance59.0 mi
Fiber providers4
Fiber coverage53.9%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-1
Cloud region distance97.2 mi

Site characteristics

Parcel ownerUSA
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability45.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Deciduous Forest

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.40
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatPresent
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score58/100
Construction cost index43.0 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterDBT Data - Harrisonburg Center
DC distance37.7 mi
Nearest rail10.2 mi
Nearest gas pipeline1.0 mi
Nearest fiber route53.4 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$3,163

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
100
Speed to power15%
46
Fiber connectivity12%
58
Energy cost10%
93
Water risk8%
87
Natural hazard8%
58
Buildability7%
45
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
45
Land / acreage3%
50
Construction cost3%
100
Gas pipeline2%
97
Tax incentive2%
0
Climate / cooling2%
85

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near VALLEY
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
Greenfield (MOUNT STORM - VALLEY)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW3.0 yrs65.0
Greenfield (MOUNT STORM - VALLEY)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW3.0 yrs60.9
EC Coal Pendleton CountyGreenfield3.0 yrs54.3
EC FFE Pendleton CountyGreenfield3.0 yrs50.9

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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