534 South Scales Street - Reidsville, NC
IndustrialRockingham County, North Carolina · SERC
At a glance
534 South Scales Street - Reidsville, NC is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Rockingham County, North Carolina, scoring 50.4/100 DC Readiness — 40th of 48 scored sites in the county. It sits in the SERC grid region and the DUKE ENERGY CAROLINAS, LLC 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 534 South Scales Street - Reidsville, NC compare with other sites in Rockingham County?
534 South Scales Street - Reidsville, NC ranks 40th of 48 scored candidate sites in Rockingham County. Its 50.4/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 54.4. It is roughly in line with the North Carolina average of 55.1 and roughly in line with 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 power availability (30 vs 42). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.
How close is 534 South Scales Street - Reidsville, NC to power, fiber and other datacenters?
For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is CyrusOne NC-1 at 52.5 miles. 5 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Brandaleone Lab for Data and Visualization, 47.2 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at 534 South Scales Street - Reidsville, NC?
At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Rockingham 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 Rockingham County, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNKNOWN113954 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 5.3 yrs | 60.7 |
| UNKNOWN113955 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 5.3 yrs | 60.0 |
| OZ Rockingham | Greenfield | — | — | 5.3 yrs | 59.5 |
| DAN RIVER | Substation-Adjacent | 138 kV | 100 MW | 5.3 yrs | 59.4 |
| OZ Rockingham | Greenfield | — | — | 5.3 yrs | 58.2 |
| EC Near Dan River | Greenfield | — | — | 5.3 yrs | 58.2 |
| EC Near Dan River | Greenfield | — | — | 5.3 yrs | 57.2 |
| EC Near Dan River | Greenfield | — | — | 5.3 yrs | 56.9 |
534 South Scales Street - Reidsville, NC: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of 534 South Scales Street - Reidsville, NC?
534 South Scales Street - Reidsville, NC scores 50.4/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 40th of 48 scored sites in Rockingham County. The Rockingham County average is 54.4 and the North Carolina average is 55.1.
Which electric utility serves 534 South Scales Street - Reidsville, NC?
DUKE ENERGY CAROLINAS, LLC (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site; its holding company is DUKE ENERGY CORP.
What grid region is 534 South Scales Street - Reidsville, NC in?
534 South Scales Street - Reidsville, NC is in the SERC region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 5.3-year wait from queue request to operation.
How far is 534 South Scales Street - Reidsville, NC from an internet exchange?
The nearest internet exchange facility is CyrusOne NC-1, about 52.5 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, “534 South Scales Street - Reidsville, NC, Rockingham County, NC”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/north-carolina/rockingham-county/534-south-scales-street-reidsville-nc-ef723569 (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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