Harford County, Maryland · PJM

DC Readiness
68.6
Good / 100

GRACETON is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Harford County, Maryland, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 68.6/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 300 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.5 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationGRACETON
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage230 kV
Available capacity300 MW
LMP zonePJM_BGE
Wholesale LMP$49.41/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.11¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionPJM
Queue depth304
Avg queue wait3.5 yrs
Recent queue wait3.2 yrs
Completion rate18%
Withdrawal rate82%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPExpedient Baltimore - Owings Mills
IXP distance26.5 mi
Fiber providers6
Fiber coverage85.5%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-1
Cloud region distance71.2 mi

Site characteristics

Parcel ownerIsland Wide Properties Llc
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability60.0/100

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score78/100
Construction cost index93.2 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterExpedient Owings Mills
DC distance26.5 mi
Nearest rail10.9 mi
Nearest gas pipeline1.7 mi
Nearest fiber route17.9 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (22)
DC tax incentiveYes (property_tax_credits)
Commercial electricity10.81¢/kWh
Industrial electricity9.63¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,300
Heating degree days4,400
Land price / acre$11,928

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%
78
Speed to power15%
42
Fiber connectivity12%
65
Energy cost10%
87
Water risk8%
84
Natural hazard8%
78
Buildability7%
60
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
70
Land / acreage3%
35
Construction cost3%
72
Gas pipeline2%
95
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
60

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near GRACETON
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
CONASTONESubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW3.0 yrs77.2
ROCK SPRINGSSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW3.0 yrs76.5
ROCK SPRINGSSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW3.5 yrs76.0
DELTA YORK ECSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW3.0 yrs74.5
TAP161305Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.1 yrs74.5
PEACH BOTTOMSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW3.0 yrs74.0
UNKNOWN123011Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.1 yrs73.0
RAPHAEL ROAD SWITCHING STATIONSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.1 yrs72.5

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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