Mel-Burn Cleaners
IndustrialCraven County, North Carolina · SERC
At a glance
Mel-Burn Cleaners is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Craven County, North Carolina, scoring 45.3/100 DC Readiness — 35th of 39 scored sites in the county. It sits in the SERC grid region and the DUKE ENERGY PROGRESS - (NC) service territory, where interconnection has averaged 5.3 years from request to operation.
Power & interconnection
Speed to power
Deep queue and long historical waits — plan for a multi-year interconnection timeline and engage the utility early.
Connectivity
Site characteristics
Risk & environment
Location context
Regulatory climate
No notable statewide DC restriction on record; confirm local zoning and utility tariffs.
Incentive detail: Sales tax exemption on DC equipment and electricity for $75M+ investments; property tax abatement.
Site location
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How does Mel-Burn Cleaners compare with other sites in Craven County?
Mel-Burn Cleaners ranks 35th of 39 scored candidate sites in Craven County. Its 45.3/100 is about 15% below the county average of 53.1. It is about 18% below the North Carolina average of 55.1 and about 15% below the national average of 53.2.
Against the North Carolina average, its strongest sub-score is natural hazard (58 vs 57) and its weakest is fiber connectivity (26 vs 70). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.
How close is Mel-Burn Cleaners to power, fiber and other datacenters?
For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Level(3) Raleigh at 116.8 miles. 5 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is BB&T Data Center, 104.2 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Mel-Burn Cleaners?
The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk). At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Craven County "Relatively High".
Full DC Readiness breakdown
All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.
Nearby comparable sites
Other scored datacenter candidate sites in Craven County, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNKNOWN111435 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 5.3 yrs | 61.0 |
| NEW BERN | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 5.3 yrs | 61.0 |
| UNKNOWN111442 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 5.3 yrs | 60.9 |
| UNKNOWN111441 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 5.3 yrs | 60.9 |
| TAP148457 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 5.3 yrs | 60.9 |
| TAP148412 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 5.3 yrs | 60.4 |
| OZ Craven | Greenfield | — | — | 5.3 yrs | 57.8 |
| TAP148408 | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 5.3 yrs | 56.6 |
Mel-Burn Cleaners: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of Mel-Burn Cleaners?
Mel-Burn Cleaners scores 45.3/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 35th of 39 scored sites in Craven County. The Craven County average is 53.1 and the North Carolina average is 55.1.
Which electric utility serves Mel-Burn Cleaners?
DUKE ENERGY PROGRESS - (NC) (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site; its holding company is DUKE ENERGY CORP.
What grid region is Mel-Burn Cleaners in?
Mel-Burn Cleaners is in the SERC region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 5.3-year wait from queue request to operation.
Is Mel-Burn Cleaners in a flood zone?
The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk).
How far is Mel-Burn Cleaners from an internet exchange?
The nearest internet exchange facility is Level(3) Raleigh, about 116.8 miles away; 5 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, “Mel-Burn Cleaners, Craven County, NC”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/north-carolina/craven-county/mel-burn-cleaners-15de9fa9 (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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