Wake County, North Carolina · PJM

DC Readiness
66.7
Good / 100

TAP148003 is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Wake County, North Carolina, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 66.7/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 300 MW of candidate capacity and a 4.3 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationTAP148003
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage230 kV
Available capacity300 MW
LMP zonePJM_DUKE
Wholesale LMP$41.74/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.11¢/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 distance12.2 mi
Fiber providers15
Fiber coverage84.5%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regioneastus2
Cloud region distance61.7 mi

Site characteristics

Parcel ownerEllis Land Investment Company Llc
Parcel APN1773770322
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability65.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Cultivated Crops

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score58/100
Construction cost index106.0 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterBB&T Data Center
DC distance6.1 mi
Nearest rail2.2 mi
Nearest gas pipeline8.1 mi
Nearest fiber route35.5 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (42)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.02¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.17¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,600
Heating degree days3,300
Land price / acre$14,718

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%
76
Energy cost10%
82
Water risk8%
84
Natural hazard8%
58
Buildability7%
65
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
90
Land / acreage3%
31
Construction cost3%
62
Gas pipeline2%
74
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
45

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near TAP148003
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
WAKESubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW3.1 yrs76.2
TAP147409Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs73.1
TAP147412Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs73.1
TAP160803Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs72.9
WAKESubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW4.3 yrs72.5
TAP147178Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs72.3
TAP147417Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs72.3
UNKNOWN115173Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs72.2

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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