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Bethesda Campus

Federal Excess

Montgomery, Maryland · ISO-NE

DC Readiness
55.1
Good / 100

Bethesda Campus is a federal excess datacenter candidate site in Montgomery, Maryland, interconnecting through ISO-NE. It screens at 55.1/100 DC Readiness and a 3.9 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionISO-NE
Queue depth48
Avg queue wait3.9 yrs

Connectivity

Nearest IXPAtlantech Online - Silver Spring, MD
IXP distance4.1 mi
Fiber providers12
Fiber coverage96.7%

Site characteristics

Acreage14 ac
Former useInstitutional

Risk & environment

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

Location context

Nearest datacenterAtlantech Online - Silver Spring, MD
DC distance4.1 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (22)
DC tax incentiveYes (property_tax_credits)
Commercial electricity9.80¢/kWh
Industrial electricity11.09¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,300
Heating degree days4,400
Land price / acre$10,739

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%
30
Speed to power15%
36
Fiber connectivity12%
96
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk8%
84
Natural hazard8%
78
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
80
Land / acreage3%
26
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
60

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Bethesda Campus
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
BELLS MILLSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs65.8
OZ MontgomeryGreenfield3.5 yrs64.7
EC Near NIH Cogeneration FacilityGreenfield3.5 yrs64.6
EC Near NIH Cogeneration FacilityGreenfield3.5 yrs64.6
EC Coal Montgomery CountyGreenfield3.5 yrs64.5
OZ MontgomeryGreenfield3.5 yrs64.5
EC Near NIH Cogeneration FacilityGreenfield3.5 yrs64.4
NORBECKSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs64.2

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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