Chesapeake Machine Company
IndustrialBaltimore County, Maryland · PJM
At a glance
Chesapeake Machine Company is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Baltimore County, Maryland, scoring 52.6/100 DC Readiness — 106th of 164 scored sites in the county. 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.
Power & interconnection
Speed to power
Deep queue and long historical waits — plan for a multi-year interconnection timeline and engage the utility early.
Connectivity
Site characteristics
Risk & environment
Location context
Regulatory climate
No notable statewide DC restriction on record; confirm local zoning and utility tariffs.
Incentive detail: Enterprise Zone property tax credits; personal property tax credits on DC equipment.
Site location
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How does Chesapeake Machine Company compare with other sites in Baltimore County?
Chesapeake Machine Company ranks 106th of 164 scored candidate sites in Baltimore County. Its 52.6/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 54.2. 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 fiber connectivity (84 vs 72) and its weakest is power availability (30 vs 39). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.
How close is Chesapeake Machine Company to power, fiber and other datacenters?
The nearest located transmission bottleneck is GRACETON-MANOR GRA-MANO A 230 KV (PJM), 30 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Zayo Baltimore - 111 Market Pl at 2.4 miles. 10 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Johns Hopkins Data Center, 0.5 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Chesapeake Machine Company?
At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Baltimore 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 Baltimore County, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNKNOWN123195 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 5.3 yrs | 64.9 |
| BRANDON SHORES | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 5.3 yrs | 64.1 |
| PUMPHREY | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 5.3 yrs | 62.8 |
| Gould Street | Brownfield | — | 104 MW | 5.3 yrs | 61.9 |
| UNKNOWN123196 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 5.3 yrs | 61.7 |
| NORTHEAST | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 5.3 yrs | 61.2 |
| OZ Baltimore | Greenfield | — | — | 5.3 yrs | 61.0 |
| WESTPORT | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 5.3 yrs | 60.9 |
Chesapeake Machine Company: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of Chesapeake Machine Company?
Chesapeake Machine Company scores 52.6/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 106th of 164 scored sites in Baltimore County. The Baltimore County average is 54.2 and the Maryland average is 52.9.
Which electric utility serves Chesapeake Machine Company?
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 Chesapeake Machine Company in?
Chesapeake Machine Company is in the PJM region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 5.3-year wait from queue request to operation.
How far is Chesapeake Machine Company from an internet exchange?
The nearest internet exchange facility is Zayo Baltimore - 111 Market Pl, about 2.4 miles away; 10 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, “Chesapeake Machine Company, Baltimore County, MD”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/maryland/baltimore-county/chesapeake-machine-company-bca4e300 (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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