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Dover West Side Area C

Industrial

Kent County, Delaware · PJM

DC Readiness
50.5
Fair / 100

At a glance

Dover West Side Area C is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Kent County, Delaware, scoring 50.5/100 DC Readiness — 41st of 45 scored sites in the county. It sits in the PJM grid region and the DELMARVA POWER service territory, where interconnection has averaged 1.5 years from request to operation.

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 distance39.7 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 distance39.7 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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How does Dover West Side Area C compare with other sites in Kent County?

Dover West Side Area C ranks 41st of 45 scored candidate sites in Kent County. Its 50.5/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 54.5. It is about 11% below the Delaware average of 56.9 and roughly in line with the national average of 53.2.

Against the Delaware average, its strongest sub-score is natural hazard (82 vs 80) and its weakest is fiber connectivity (61 vs 82). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is Dover West Side Area C to power, fiber and other datacenters?

The nearest located transmission bottleneck is NOTTINGHM 2-3 SER DEV A 230 KV (PJM), 49 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is USNAMES-NET at 39.7 miles. 5 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is USNAMES-NET, 39.7 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Dover West Side Area C?

At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Kent County "Relatively Low".

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 C
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

Dover West Side Area C: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of Dover West Side Area C?

Dover West Side Area C scores 50.5/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 41st of 45 scored sites in Kent County. The Kent County average is 54.5 and the Delaware average is 56.9.

Which electric utility serves Dover West Side Area C?

DELMARVA POWER (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site.

What grid region is Dover West Side Area C in?

Dover West Side Area C is in the PJM region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 1.5-year wait from queue request to operation.

How far is Dover West Side Area C from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is USNAMES-NET, about 39.7 miles away; 5 fiber providers report service at the location.

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About this data

Source: GridCensus composite of HIFLD transmission and substation data, EIA, FEMA National Risk Index, FCC broadband data, PeeringDB and ISO interconnection queues, as published October 10, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: GridCensus, “Dover West Side Area C, Kent County, DE”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/delaware/kent-county/dover-west-side-area-c-8d3b0b84 (data as of October 10, 2026).

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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