Indian River Generating Station

Brownfield

Sussex County, Delaware · PJM

DC Readiness
71.4
Excellent / 100

Indian River Generating Station is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Sussex County, Delaware, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 71.4/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 340 MW of candidate capacity.

Power & interconnection

Substation distance0.3 mi
Available capacity340 MW
LMP zonePJM_DPL
Wholesale LMP$38.70/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.11¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionPJM
Queue depth79

Connectivity

Nearest IXPUSNAMES-NET
IXP distance81.9 mi
Fiber providers8
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-1
Cloud region distance125.4 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability100.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, High Intensity
Former usecoal
Existing capacity340 MW
Retirement date2014-01-01

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteINDIAN RIVER GENERATING STATION
Hazard sub-score72/100
Construction cost index83.5 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterUSNAMES-NET
DC distance81.9 mi
Nearest rail0.2 mi
Nearest gas pipeline2.1 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (18)
DC tax incentiveNo
Commercial electricity11.11¢/kWh
Industrial electricity9.38¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,100
Heating degree days4,500
Land price / acre$9,642

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
74
Speed to power15%
64
Fiber connectivity12%
71
Energy cost10%
85
Water risk8%
88
Natural hazard8%
72
Buildability7%
100
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
25
Land / acreage3%
56
Construction cost3%
80
Gas pipeline2%
93
Tax incentive2%
0
Climate / cooling2%
70

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Indian River Generating Station
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN128222Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.1 yrs67.8
UNKNOWN128197Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.1 yrs66.9
ROBINSONVILLESubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW1.5 yrs64.8
ANGOLASubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW1.5 yrs64.3
TAP173339Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW1.5 yrs63.7
UNKNOWN128236Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.1 yrs63.5
REHOBOTHSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW1.5 yrs63.0
UNKNOWN170941Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.1 yrs62.4

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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