EC Near NIH Cogeneration Facility

Greenfield

Montgomery, Maryland · PJM

DC Readiness
60.7
Good / 100

EC Near NIH Cogeneration Facility is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Montgomery, Maryland, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 60.7/100 DC Readiness and a 3.5 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

LMP zonePJM_BGE
Wholesale LMP$49.41/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.10¢/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 IXPZayo Washington DC - 2100 M Street NW
IXP distance2.5 mi
Fiber providers7
Fiber coverage49.7%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-1
Cloud region distance23.1 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerTHE POTOMAC EDISON COMPANY
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability50.0/100
Former usenear retired gas plant (10km)

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteNPS CENTER FOR URBAN ECOLOGY
Hazard sub-score68/100
Construction cost index103.5 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterZayo Washington DC - 2100 M Street NW
DC distance2.5 mi
Nearest rail0.3 mi
Nearest gas pipeline12.5 mi
Nearest fiber route6.1 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.

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power15%
42
Fiber connectivity12%
85
Energy cost10%
87
Water risk8%
89
Natural hazard8%
68
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
100
Land / acreage3%
37
Construction cost3%
64
Gas pipeline2%
60
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
60

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Near NIH Cogeneration Facility
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
TAP139321Substation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW3.1 yrs75.6
CLARKSBURGSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.1 yrs74.8
NORBECKSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.1 yrs73.7
UNKNOWN122905Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.1 yrs73.6
BELLS MILLSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.1 yrs72.5
QUINCE ORCHARDSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.1 yrs71.0
DICKERSONSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.1 yrs67.3
Greenfield (QUINCE ORCHARD - BELLS MILL)Greenfield230 kV300 MW3.1 yrs66.5

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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