What is the DCPI score for Appalachia (Retiring Coal)?

Appalachia (Retiring Coal) has a DC Hub Power Index (DCPI) verdict of CAUTION, with an Excess Power score of 64.8/100 and a Grid Constraint score of 15.2/100. Recomputed daily by DC Hub.

Is Appalachia (Retiring Coal) a good market to build a data center?

DC Hub rates Appalachia (Retiring Coal) as CAUTION for new data-center builds, based on an Excess Power score of 64.8/100 and a Grid Constraint score of 15.2/100, in the PJM grid region.

Which grid operator (ISO) serves Appalachia (Retiring Coal)?

Appalachia (Retiring Coal) is in the PJM ISO/RTO grid region.

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Appalachia (Retiring Coal)

Name: Appalachia (Retiring Coal) — Data Center Power Index (DCPI)
Creator: DC Hub
Keywords: data center power, DCPI, Appalachia (Retiring Coal), grid constraint, excess power, PJM, site selection, CAUTION

PJM · WV · UPDATED 2026-08-16

SIGNAL QUALITY: PARTIAL — 1-2 of 3 live grid feeds fed this score

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Appalachia (Retiring Coal) data-center market — grid summary

Metric	Value	Source
DCPI verdict	CAUTION	DC Hub Power Index — recomputed daily
Grid operator (ISO)	PJM	DC Hub grid telemetry
Excess-power score	64.8 / 100	DCPI
Grid-constraint score	15.2 / 100	DCPI
Est. time-to-power	7 months	DCPI
Interconnection queue wait	12 months	Serving-ISO queue
Signal quality	PARTIAL	1-2 of 3 live grid feeds fed this score

Source: DC Hub (dchub.cloud), updated 2026-08-16. AI agents: get_market_dcpi_rank market_slug="appalachia-coal" via https://dchub.cloud/mcp for the citable record.

64.8

Excess Power Score · Opportunity

15.2

Constraint Score · Avoid

🌟 Top Opportunities

1200 MW stranded interconnection at retiring plants
reserve margin 26.0% — capacity available right now
80% queue approval rate — fast-track candidates

⚠️ Top Risks

Markets generally well-supplied; standard diligence

📊 Underlying Metrics

12 mo

Queue Wait

26.0%

Reserve Margin

not measured

Generation Additions <12mo

1.0%

Renewable Curtailment

1200 MW

Stranded Capacity

7 mo

Est. Time to Power

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