EC Near Indian River Generating Station
GreenfieldSussex County, Delaware · PJM
At a glance
EC Near Indian River Generating Station is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Sussex County, Delaware, scoring 51.5/100 DC Readiness — 47th of 57 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
Speed to power
Shorter queues and healthier completion here — a faster path to energization than the national norm.
Connectivity
Site characteristics
Risk & environment
Location context
Regulatory climate
No notable statewide DC restriction on record; confirm local zoning and utility tariffs.
Site location
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How does EC Near Indian River Generating Station compare with other sites in Sussex County?
EC Near Indian River Generating Station ranks 47th of 57 scored candidate sites in Sussex County. Its 51.5/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 54.2. It is roughly in line with 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 water (85 vs 84) and its weakest is fiber connectivity (53 vs 82). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.
How close is EC Near Indian River Generating Station to power, fiber and other datacenters?
The nearest located transmission bottleneck is NOTTINGHM 2-3 SER DEV A 230 KV (PJM), 90 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is IPR Wilmington CCC at 78.8 miles. 7 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is IPR Wilmington CCC, 78.8 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at EC Near Indian River Generating Station?
The site is in FEMA flood zone AE, a Special Flood Hazard Area — land with at least a 1% annual chance of flooding. WRI rates baseline water stress at 0.80 on a 0–5 scale. Mapped wetlands (National Wetlands Inventory) are present on the parcel. At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Sussex County "Relatively Low".
Full DC Readiness breakdown
All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.
Nearby comparable sites
Other scored datacenter candidate sites in Sussex County, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNKNOWN128222 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 1.5 yrs | 62.1 |
| UNKNOWN128197 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 1.5 yrs | 60.3 |
| UNKNOWN128236 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 1.5 yrs | 59.5 |
| EC Near Seaford Delaware Plant | Greenfield | — | — | 1.5 yrs | 57.9 |
| EC Near Indian River Generating Station | Greenfield | — | — | 1.5 yrs | 57.7 |
| EC Near Seaford Delaware Plant | Greenfield | — | — | 1.5 yrs | 57.6 |
| EC Near Seaford Delaware Plant | Greenfield | — | — | 1.5 yrs | 57.2 |
| OZ Sussex | Greenfield | — | — | 1.5 yrs | 57.1 |
EC Near Indian River Generating Station: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of EC Near Indian River Generating Station?
EC Near Indian River Generating Station scores 51.5/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 47th of 57 scored sites in Sussex County. The Sussex County average is 54.2 and the Delaware average is 56.9.
Which electric utility serves EC Near Indian River Generating Station?
DELMARVA POWER (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site.
What grid region is EC Near Indian River Generating Station in?
EC Near Indian River Generating Station is in the PJM region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 1.5-year wait from queue request to operation.
Is EC Near Indian River Generating Station in a flood zone?
The site is in FEMA flood zone AE, a Special Flood Hazard Area — land with at least a 1% annual chance of flooding.
Who owns EC Near Indian River Generating Station?
Parcel records list the owner as DELMARVA POWER (private land).
How far is EC Near Indian River Generating Station from an internet exchange?
The nearest internet exchange facility is IPR Wilmington CCC, about 78.8 miles away; 7 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, “EC Near Indian River Generating Station, Sussex County, DE”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/delaware/sussex-county/ec-near-indian-river-generating-station-5cc23f3b (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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