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MARRIOTT HILL

Substation-Adjacent

Anne Arundel County, Maryland · PJM

DC Readiness
56.5
Good / 100

At a glance

MARRIOTT HILL is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, scoring 56.5/100 DC Readiness — 26th of 64 scored sites in the county. Its nearest substation is MARRIOTT HILL (0 mi, 115 kV). It sits in the PJM grid region and the BALTIMORE GAS & ELECTRIC CO service territory, where interconnection has averaged 5.3 years from request to operation. GridCensus catalogs 100 MW of candidate capacity here.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationMARRIOTT HILL
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage115 kV
Available capacity100 MW
UtilityBALTIMORE GAS & ELECTRIC COinvestor ownedmoderate to large load · terms ≥ 25 MWNext Generation Energy Act large-load provisions

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookConstrained
≈ 5.9 yrs typical interconnection wait

Deep queue and long historical waits — plan for a multi-year interconnection timeline and engage the utility early.

ISO / RTO regionPJM
Queue depth308
Avg queue wait5.3 yrs
Recent queue wait5.9 yrs
Completion rate18%
Withdrawal rate82%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPAiNET MD-790R
IXP distance17.6 mi
Fiber providers11
Fiber coverage95.5%

Site characteristics

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)Low
Wetlands (NWI)—
Critical habitat—
Superfund nearby—
Hazard sub-score78/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterQTS Suitland
DC distance16.9 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (22)
DC tax incentiveYes (property_tax_credits)
Commercial electricity9.84¢/kWh
Industrial electricity8.89¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,300
Heating degree days4,400
Land price / acre$12,289

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

Incentive detail: Enterprise Zone property tax credits; personal property tax credits on DC equipment.

Site location

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This site + 8 nearby

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How does MARRIOTT HILL compare with other sites in Anne Arundel County?

MARRIOTT HILL ranks 26th of 64 scored candidate sites in Anne Arundel County. Its 56.5/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 54.9. It is roughly in line with the Maryland average of 52.9 and roughly in line with the national average of 53.2.

Against the Maryland average, its strongest sub-score is power availability (56 vs 39) and its weakest is speed to power (35 vs 36). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is MARRIOTT HILL to power, fiber and other datacenters?

The nearest mapped substation, MARRIOTT HILL, is about 0 miles away and operates at 115 kV. The nearest located transmission bottleneck is POSSUMP4 TX1 XFORMER H 500 KV (PJM), 43 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is AiNET MD-790R at 17.6 miles. 11 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is QTS Suitland, 16.9 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at MARRIOTT HILL?

The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk). At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Anne Arundel County "Relatively Low".

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
56
Speed to power20%
35
Fiber connectivity12%
81
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
84
Natural hazard6%
78
Buildability7%
60
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
60
Land / acreage3%
37
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
60

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near MARRIOTT HILL
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WAUGH CHAPELSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW5.3 yrs67.5
TAP139174Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.3 yrs63.3
EC Coal Anne Arundel CountyGreenfield——5.3 yrs62.8
EC Near Green MachineGreenfield——5.3 yrs61.3
OZ Anne ArundelGreenfield——5.3 yrs61.0
EC Near Herbert A WagnerGreenfield——5.3 yrs60.8
EC Near Green MachineGreenfield——5.3 yrs60.4
EC Near Herbert A WagnerGreenfield——5.3 yrs60.0

MARRIOTT HILL: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of MARRIOTT HILL?

MARRIOTT HILL scores 56.5/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated good. It ranks 26th of 64 scored sites in Anne Arundel County. The Anne Arundel County average is 54.9 and the Maryland average is 52.9.

What is the nearest substation to MARRIOTT HILL?

The nearest mapped substation is MARRIOTT HILL, about 0 miles away, at 115 kV. GridCensus catalogs 100 MW of candidate capacity for the site.

Which electric utility serves MARRIOTT HILL?

BALTIMORE GAS & ELECTRIC CO (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site; its holding company is EXELON CORP.

What grid region is MARRIOTT HILL in?

MARRIOTT HILL is in the PJM region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 5.3-year wait from queue request to operation.

Is MARRIOTT HILL in a flood zone?

The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk).

How far is MARRIOTT HILL from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is AiNET MD-790R, about 17.6 miles away; 11 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, “MARRIOTT HILL, Anne Arundel County, MD”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/maryland/anne-arundel-county/marriott-hill-2133649d (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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