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Hood's Mill Landfill

Brownfield

Carroll County, Maryland · PJM

DC Readiness
59.1
Good / 100

Hood's Mill Landfill is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Carroll County, Maryland, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 59.1/100 DC Readiness and a 3.8 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationUNKNOWN122902
Substation distance0.8 mi
Substation voltage115 kV
Utility commercial rate0.09¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionPJM
Queue depth308
Avg queue wait3.8 yrs

Connectivity

Nearest IXPExpedient Baltimore - Owings Mills
IXP distance14.8 mi
Fiber providers6
Fiber coverage42.4%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-1
Cloud region distance45.0 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Acreage18 ac
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Former uselandfill
Cleanup statuscleanup_complete

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteMCDANIEL COLLEGE
Hazard sub-score68/100
Construction cost index88.6 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterExpedient Owings Mills
DC distance14.8 mi
Nearest rail1.7 mi
Nearest gas pipeline13.0 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (22)
DC tax incentiveYes (property_tax_credits)
Commercial electricity9.34¢/kWh
Industrial electricity8.30¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,300
Heating degree days4,400
Land price / acre$10,420

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

Site location

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≥ 7560–7540–60≤ 40
This site + 8 nearby

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
46
Speed to power15%
35
Fiber connectivity12%
31
Energy cost10%
99
Water risk8%
84
Natural hazard8%
68
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
90
Land / acreage3%
45
Construction cost3%
76
Gas pipeline2%
58
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
60

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Hood's Mill Landfill
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN123096Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs63.5
Greenfield (TAP139322 - CONASTONE)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW3.8 yrs58.8
OZ CarrollGreenfield3.5 yrs58.7
TAP139082Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.8 yrs57.8
UNKNOWN122886Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs57.8
UNKNOWN123101Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.8 yrs57.6
TAP139084Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.8 yrs57.6
UNKNOWN122900Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.8 yrs56.8

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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