HF Lee Plant

Brownfield

Wayne County, North Carolina · PJM

DC Readiness
59.3
Good / 100

HF Lee Plant is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Wayne County, North Carolina, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 59.3/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 508 MW of candidate capacity and a 4.3 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Available capacity508 MW
LMP zonePJM_DUKE
Wholesale LMP$41.74/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.12¢/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 distance43.5 mi
Fiber providers6
Fiber coverage39.0%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regioneastus2
Cloud region distance90.6 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Parcel ownerDuke Energy Progress Llc
Parcel APN2579623548
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability80.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, High Intensity
Former usecoal
Existing capacity508 MW
Retirement date2012-10-01

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone AE (SFHA)
Water stress (WRI)0.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteDUKE ENERGY PROGRESS LLC H F LEE ENERGY COMPLEX
Hazard sub-score33/100
Construction cost index82.0 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterBB&T Data Center
DC distance34.5 mi
Nearest rail0.1 mi
Nearest gas pipeline9.5 mi
Nearest fiber route66.6 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (42)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.75¢/kWh
Industrial electricity8.01¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,600
Heating degree days3,300
Land price / acre$4,258
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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%
48
Speed to power15%
51
Fiber connectivity12%
52
Energy cost10%
82
Water risk8%
88
Natural hazard8%
33
Buildability7%
80
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
50
Land / acreage3%
58
Construction cost3%
82
Gas pipeline2%
69
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
45

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near HF Lee Plant
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN112699Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs64.4
UNKNOWN148081Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs62.8
UNKNOWN169951Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs62.4
SEYMOUR JOHNSONSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs62.1
TAP148078Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs61.2
UNKNOWN112692Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs60.9
TAP148073Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs60.6
TAP148075Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs60.4

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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