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McKees Solar Park

Brownfield

New Castle County, Delaware · PJM

DC Readiness
68.8
Good / 100

McKees Solar Park is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in New Castle County, Delaware, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 68.8/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 0 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.8 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationUNKNOWN172838
Substation distance0.6 mi
Available capacity0 MW
Utility commercial rate0.10¢/kWh
UtilityDELMARVA POWERinvestor ownedmoderate to large load · terms ≥ 25 MWNext Generation Energy Act large-load provisions

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookModerate
≈ 3.8 yrs typical interconnection wait

Middle-of-the-pack interconnection conditions for this grid.

ISO / RTO regionPJM
Queue depth68
Avg queue wait3.8 yrs

Connectivity

Nearest IXPUSNAMES-NET
IXP distance7.8 mi
Fiber providers7
Fiber coverage95.1%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-1
Cloud region distance102.3 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Acreage4 ac
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability90.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, Open Space
Former uselandfill
Existing capacity0 MW
Cleanup statuscleanup_complete

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintLow (30/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteNEWARK CLEANERS DYERS INC
Hazard sub-score72/100
Construction cost index101.2 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterUSNAMES-NET
DC distance7.8 mi
Nearest rail0.3 mi
Nearest gas pipeline2.1 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

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%
47
Speed to power20%
51
Fiber connectivity12%
93
Energy cost10%
100
Water risk7%
87
Natural hazard6%
72
Buildability7%
90
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
85
Land / acreage3%
49
Construction cost3%
66
Gas pipeline2%
93
Tax incentive1%
0
Climate / cooling1%
70

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near McKees Solar Park
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
RED LIONSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW3.8 yrs70.1
KEENEYSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW3.8 yrs70.1
DuPont NewportBrownfield—1 MW3.8 yrs68.1
HARMONYSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs66.2
UNKNOWN128201Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs65.9
UNKNOWN132218Substation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW3.8 yrs64.9
EC Near Delaware City PlantGreenfield——1.5 yrs64.7
OZ New CastleGreenfield——1.5 yrs64.6

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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