Frederick County Landfill Solar

Brownfield

Frederick County, Maryland · PJM

DC Readiness
65.2
Good / 100

Frederick County Landfill Solar is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Frederick County, Maryland, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 65.2/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 2 MW of candidate capacity.

Power & interconnection

Substation distance0.6 mi
Available capacity2 MW
Utility commercial rate0.09¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionPJM
Queue depth304

Connectivity

Nearest IXPCyrusOne Sterling V
IXP distance28.1 mi
Fiber providers10
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-1
Cloud region distance27.2 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Acreage14 ac
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Former uselandfill
Existing capacity2 MW
Cleanup statuscleanup_complete

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteANTIETAM EXXON
Hazard sub-score68/100
Construction cost index100.0 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterDatacenter 178331621
DC distance3.9 mi
Nearest rail0.6 mi
Nearest gas pipeline12.4 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (22)
DC tax incentiveYes (property_tax_credits)
Commercial electricity8.63¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.71¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,300
Heating degree days4,400
Land price / acre$11,000

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

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
47
Speed to power15%
37
Fiber connectivity12%
76
Energy cost10%
100
Water risk8%
88
Natural hazard8%
68
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
95
Land / acreage3%
43
Construction cost3%
67
Gas pipeline2%
60
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
60

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Frederick County Landfill Solar
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
DOUBSSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW3.1 yrs74.2
MCCAINSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.1 yrs70.9
MONOCACYSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.1 yrs70.7
UNKNOWN122897Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.1 yrs70.2
UNKNOWN122891Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.1 yrs69.5
TAP139239Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.1 yrs68.9
LIME KILNSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.1 yrs68.9
UNKNOWN122889Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.1 yrs68.0

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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