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OZ Montgomery

Greenfield

Montgomery, Maryland · PJM

DC Readiness
57.0
Good / 100

At a glance

OZ Montgomery is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Montgomery, Maryland, scoring 57.0/100 DC Readiness — 30th of 51 scored sites in the county. It sits in the PJM grid region, where interconnection has averaged 5.3 years from request to operation.

Power & interconnection

LMP zonePJM_BGE
Wholesale LMP$49.41/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.10¢/kWh

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookConstrained
≈ 5.9 yrs typical interconnection wait

Deep queue and long historical waits — plan for a multi-year interconnection timeline and engage the utility early.

ISO / RTO regionPJM
Queue depth308
Avg queue wait5.3 yrs
Recent queue wait5.9 yrs
Completion rate18%
Withdrawal rate82%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPAtlantech Online - Rockville, MD
IXP distance1.6 mi
Fiber providers12
Fiber coverage96.7%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-1
Cloud region distance19.3 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactMontgomery County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability100.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, High Intensity

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintLow (30/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteKAY CLEANERS
Hazard sub-score68/100
Construction cost index110.2 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterAtlantech Online - Rockville, MD
DC distance1.6 mi
Nearest rail0.3 mi
Nearest gas pipeline3.0 mi
Nearest fiber route1.5 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

Regulatory climate

Moderatestate posture · as of 2026-08

No notable statewide DC restriction on record; confirm local zoning and utility tariffs.

DC tax incentiveNo / suspended

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

Site location

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This site + 8 nearby

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How does OZ Montgomery compare with other sites in Montgomery?

OZ Montgomery ranks 30th of 51 scored candidate sites in Montgomery. Its 57.0/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 57.7. It is roughly in line with the Maryland average of 52.9 and roughly in line with the national average of 53.2.

Against the Maryland average, its strongest sub-score is water (89 vs 84) and its weakest is fiber connectivity (54 vs 72). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is OZ Montgomery to power, fiber and other datacenters?

The nearest located transmission bottleneck is PLEASNTV-ASHBURN 274D A 230 KV (PJM), 21 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Atlantech Online - Rockville, MD at 1.6 miles. 12 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Atlantech Online - Rockville, MD, 1.6 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at OZ Montgomery?

The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk). WRI rates baseline water stress at 0.80 on a 0–5 scale. No mapped wetlands are recorded on the parcel. A Superfund site is nearby (KAY CLEANERS). At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Montgomery "Relatively Low".

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power20%
35
Fiber connectivity12%
54
Energy cost10%
77
Water risk7%
89
Natural hazard6%
68
Buildability7%
100
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
100
Land / acreage3%
45
Construction cost3%
58
Gas pipeline2%
91
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
60

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near OZ Montgomery
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
BELLS MILLSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.3 yrs64.4
QUINCE ORCHARDSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.3 yrs63.0
NORBECKSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.3 yrs63.0
UNKNOWN122896Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.3 yrs62.7
MOUNT ZIONSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.3 yrs62.6
CLARKSBURGSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.3 yrs62.3
UNKNOWN122905Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.3 yrs62.1
EC Near NIH Cogeneration FacilityGreenfield——5.3 yrs61.9

OZ Montgomery: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of OZ Montgomery?

OZ Montgomery scores 57.0/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated good. It ranks 30th of 51 scored sites in Montgomery. The Montgomery average is 57.7 and the Maryland average is 52.9.

What grid region is OZ Montgomery in?

OZ Montgomery is in the PJM region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 5.3-year wait from queue request to operation.

Is OZ Montgomery in a flood zone?

The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk).

Who owns OZ Montgomery?

Parcel records list the owner as Rockville Md I Sgf Llc (private land).

How far is OZ Montgomery from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is Atlantech Online - Rockville, MD, about 1.6 miles away; 12 fiber providers report service at the location.

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About this data

Source: GridCensus composite of HIFLD transmission and substation data, EIA, FEMA National Risk Index, FCC broadband data, PeeringDB and ISO interconnection queues, as published October 10, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: GridCensus, “OZ Montgomery, Montgomery, MD”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/maryland/montgomery/oz-montgomery-c5c8823c (data as of October 10, 2026).

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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