New Castle County, Delaware · PJM

DC Readiness
80.4
Excellent / 100

ROCK SPRINGS is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in New Castle County, Delaware, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 80.4/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 1,000 MW of candidate capacity and a 1.5 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationROCK SPRINGS
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage500 kV
Available capacity1,000 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 distance8.7 mi
Fiber providers7
Fiber coverage95.0%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-1
Cloud region distance102.3 mi

Site characteristics

Parcel ownerPECO ENERGY CO
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability100.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, High Intensity

Risk & environment

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

Location context

Nearest datacenterUSNAMES-NET
DC distance8.7 mi
Nearest rail0.1 mi
Nearest gas pipeline1.4 mi
Nearest fiber route3.4 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

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
100
Speed to power15%
57
Fiber connectivity12%
91
Energy cost10%
88
Water risk8%
89
Natural hazard8%
72
Buildability7%
100
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
85
Land / acreage3%
52
Construction cost3%
66
Gas pipeline2%
95
Tax incentive2%
0
Climate / cooling2%
70

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near ROCK SPRINGS
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
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
UNKNOWN129069Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.5 yrs74.1
HARMONYSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.0 yrs74.1
HOPE CREEKSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW3.1 yrs73.2
EDGEMOORSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.0 yrs73.1

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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