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Dover West Side Area A

Industrial

Kent County, Delaware · PJM

DC Readiness
50.5
Fair / 100

Dover West Side Area A is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Kent County, Delaware, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 50.5/100 DC Readiness and a 1.5 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

UtilityDELMARVA POWERinvestor ownedmoderate to large load · terms ≥ 25 MWNext Generation Energy Act large-load provisions

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookFavorable
≈ 1.5 yrs typical interconnection wait

Shorter queues and healthier completion here — a faster path to energization than the national norm.

ISO / RTO regionPJM
Queue depth68
Avg queue wait1.5 yrs
Recent queue wait1.5 yrs
Completion rate25%
Withdrawal rate75%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPUSNAMES-NET
IXP distance39.9 mi
Fiber providers5
Fiber coverage39.9%

Site characteristics

Site typeIndustrial

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Water stress (WRI)Low
Wetlands (NWI)—
Critical habitat—
Superfund nearby—
Hazard sub-score82/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterUSNAMES-NET
DC distance39.9 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (18)
DC tax incentiveNo
Commercial electricity11.20¢/kWh
Industrial electricity9.24¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,100
Heating degree days4,500
Land price / acre$8,679

Regulatory climate

Moderatestate posture · as of 2026-08

No notable statewide DC restriction on record; confirm local zoning and utility tariffs.

DC tax incentiveNo / suspended

Site location

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≥ 7560–7540–60≤ 40
This site + 8 nearby

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Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power20%
54
Fiber connectivity12%
61
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
84
Natural hazard6%
82
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
39
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
0
Climate / cooling1%
70

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Dover West Side Area A
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN170928Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.5 yrs60.6
CARTANZASubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.5 yrs60.5
EC Near McKee RunGreenfield——1.5 yrs59.4
EC Near McKee RunGreenfield——1.5 yrs58.7
OZ KentGreenfield——1.5 yrs58.3
EC Near McKee RunGreenfield——1.5 yrs57.1
UNKNOWN170942Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW1.5 yrs56.9
UNKNOWN128194Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW1.5 yrs56.9

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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