ROANOKE VALLEY ENERGY FACILITY I

Substation-Adjacent

Northampton County, North Carolina · PJM

DC Readiness
64.3
Good / 100

ROANOKE VALLEY ENERGY FACILITY I is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Northampton County, North Carolina, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 64.3/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 300 MW of candidate capacity and a 4.3 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationROANOKE VALLEY ENERGY FACILITY I
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage230 kV
Available capacity300 MW
LMP zonePJM_DUKE
Wholesale LMP$41.74/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.14¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionPJM
Queue depth177
Avg queue wait4.3 yrs
Recent queue wait4.3 yrs
Completion rate14%
Withdrawal rate86%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPLevel(3) Raleigh
IXP distance68.2 mi
Fiber providers4
Fiber coverage46.7%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regioneastus2
Cloud region distance45.5 mi

Site characteristics

Parcel ownerVIRGINIA ELECTRIC & POWER CO
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability60.0/100

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone AE (SFHA)
Water stress (WRI)0.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteROVA VENTURE LLC
Hazard sub-score33/100
Construction cost index91.8 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterMicrosoft Boydton Data Center
DC distance45.3 mi
Nearest rail0.3 mi
Nearest gas pipeline4.3 mi
Nearest fiber route19.5 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (42)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity14.49¢/kWh
Industrial electricity9.27¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,600
Heating degree days3,300
Land price / acre$3,568

Incentive detail: Sales tax exemption on DC equipment and electricity for $75M+ investments; property tax abatement.

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
78
Speed to power15%
35
Fiber connectivity12%
63
Energy cost10%
94
Water risk8%
87
Natural hazard8%
33
Buildability7%
60
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
50
Land / acreage3%
65
Construction cost3%
74
Gas pipeline2%
86
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
45

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near ROANOKE VALLEY ENERGY FACILITY I
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN148245Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs66.4
UNKNOWN111415Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs66.0
TAP148217Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs65.7
TAP148219Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.1 yrs65.6
UNKNOWN111415Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.1 yrs64.3
UNKNOWN111406Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs62.3
Greenfield (BOYKINS - TAP148219)Greenfield230 kV300 MW3.1 yrs60.6
Greenfield (TAP148217 - UNKNOWN148245)Greenfield230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs58.6

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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