Lewes Boat Ramp
IndustrialSussex County, Delaware · PJM
At a glance
Lewes Boat Ramp is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Sussex County, Delaware, scoring 48.3/100 DC Readiness — 57th 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.
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How does Lewes Boat Ramp compare with other sites in Sussex County?
Lewes Boat Ramp ranks 57th of 57 scored candidate sites in Sussex County. Its 48.3/100 is about 11% below the county average of 54.2. It is about 15% below 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 (84 vs 84) and its weakest is fiber connectivity (57 vs 82). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.
How close is Lewes Boat Ramp to power, fiber and other datacenters?
The nearest located transmission bottleneck is NOTTINGHM 2-3 SER DEV A 230 KV (PJM), 83 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is IPR Wilmington CCC at 70.4 miles. 7 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is IPR Wilmington CCC, 70.4 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Lewes Boat Ramp?
The site is in FEMA flood zone AE, a Special Flood Hazard Area — land with at least a 1% annual chance of flooding. 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 |
Lewes Boat Ramp: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of Lewes Boat Ramp?
Lewes Boat Ramp scores 48.3/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 57th 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 Lewes Boat Ramp?
DELMARVA POWER (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site.
What grid region is Lewes Boat Ramp in?
Lewes Boat Ramp is in the PJM region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 1.5-year wait from queue request to operation.
Is Lewes Boat Ramp 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.
How far is Lewes Boat Ramp from an internet exchange?
The nearest internet exchange facility is IPR Wilmington CCC, about 70.4 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, “Lewes Boat Ramp, Sussex County, DE”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/delaware/sussex-county/lewes-boat-ramp-1f2c0031 (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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