DELAWARE CITY PLANT

Substation-Adjacent

New Castle County, Delaware · PJM

DC Readiness
67.6
Good / 100

DELAWARE CITY PLANT is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in New Castle County, Delaware, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 67.6/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 100 MW of candidate capacity and a 1.5 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationDELAWARE CITY PLANT
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage138 kV
Available capacity100 MW
LMP zonePJM_DPL
Wholesale LMP$39.90/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.10¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionPJM
Queue depth79
Avg queue wait1.5 yrs
Recent queue wait1.5 yrs
Completion rate25%
Withdrawal rate75%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPUSNAMES-NET
IXP distance9.5 mi
Fiber providers7
Fiber coverage95.0%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-1
Cloud region distance106.2 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeSubstation-Adjacent
Parcel ownerDELMARVA POWER
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability60.0/100
Former usegas
Existing capacity1 MW
Retirement date1997-10-01

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteDELMARVA POWER LIGHT CO
Hazard sub-score72/100
Construction cost index101.2 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterUSNAMES-NET
DC distance9.5 mi
Nearest rail0.1 mi
Nearest gas pipeline0.1 mi
Nearest fiber route6.9 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (18)
DC tax incentiveNo
Commercial electricity10.48¢/kWh
Industrial electricity5.76¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,100
Heating degree days4,500
Land price / acre$11,212
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Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
58
Speed to power15%
54
Fiber connectivity12%
92
Energy cost10%
80
Water risk8%
87
Natural hazard8%
72
Buildability7%
60
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
85
Land / acreage3%
37
Construction cost3%
66
Gas pipeline2%
100
Tax incentive2%
0
Climate / cooling2%
70

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near DELAWARE CITY PLANT
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
ROCK SPRINGSSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW1.5 yrs80.4
RED LIONSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW1.5 yrs77.9
KEENEYSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW1.5 yrs76.8
HARMONYSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.5 yrs75.4
UNKNOWN128201Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.5 yrs74.6
HARMONYSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.0 yrs74.1
UNKNOWN129069Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.5 yrs74.1
HOPE CREEKSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW3.1 yrs73.2

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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