How many datacenter sites are in Virginia?

GridCensus catalogs 5,871 scored datacenter candidate sites in Virginia, with an average DC Readiness score of 52.3/100.

What is the average interconnection-queue wait in Virginia?

Candidate sites in Virginia average a 3.7 yrs interconnection-queue wait, with an average queue depth of 872 projects.

What kind of datacenter sites are most common in Virginia?

Shovel-Ready sites are the most common category in Virginia (1,752 sites), and most sites fall within the PJM grid region.

Datacenter Sites in Virginia

Virginia has 5,871 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 52.3/100 DC Readiness. Shovel-Ready parcels lead the inventory (1,752 sites). Most sites interconnect through PJM.The state's candidate sites carry a catalogued aggregate of 168.2k MW and average a 3.7 yrs interconnection-queue wait.

5,871

Candidate sites

52.3/100

Avg DC Readiness

168.2k MW

Catalogued capacity

theoretical aggregate

3.7 yrs

Avg queue wait

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Top 25 in Virginia

By site type

By grid region

PJM
4,912
SERC
12
WECC
3
MISO
2
NYISO
2
CAISO
1
ISO-NE
1

Average sub-score profile

How Virginia's candidate sites score on each DC Readiness dimension (0–100 average).

Power availability

34.5

Speed-to-power

43.7

Fiber

70.6

Water

87.6

Hazard resilience

69.3

Top 25 datacenter sites in Virginia

Ranked by DC Readiness.

Top datacenter sites in Virginia
Site	Type	County	Voltage	Capacity	Queue wait	Score
BRAMBLETON	Substation-Adjacent	Loudoun County	500 kV	1,000 MW	3.8 yrs	69.5
ELMONT	Substation-Adjacent	Hanover County	500 kV	1,000 MW	3.8 yrs	69.3
CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CENTER	Substation-Adjacent	Chesapeake city	230 kV	300 MW	3.8 yrs	69.2
GOOSE CREEK	Substation-Adjacent	Loudoun County	500 kV	1,000 MW	3.8 yrs	69.1
CLIFTON	Substation-Adjacent	Manassas Park city	500 kV	1,000 MW	3.8 yrs	68.8
CHESTERFIELD	Substation-Adjacent	Henrico County	230 kV	300 MW	3.8 yrs	68.8
CHICKAHOMINY	Substation-Adjacent	Henrico County	500 kV	1,000 MW	3.8 yrs	68.8
YADKIN	Substation-Adjacent	Chesapeake city	500 kV	1,000 MW	3.8 yrs	68.6
MOSBY	Substation-Adjacent	Manassas Park city	500 kV	1,000 MW	3.8 yrs	68.5
FENTRESS	Substation-Adjacent	Chesapeake city	500 kV	1,000 MW	3.8 yrs	68.3
OX	Substation-Adjacent	Fairfax County	500 kV	1,000 MW	3.8 yrs	68.2
Bristol Demolition Landfill	Brownfield	Bristol	—	0 MW	1.0 yrs	68.2
BRISTERS	Substation-Adjacent	Prince William County	500 kV	1,000 MW	3.8 yrs	68.0
UNKNOWN116661	Substation-Adjacent	Stafford County	230 kV	300 MW	3.8 yrs	67.9
UNKNOWN116662	Substation-Adjacent	Stafford County	500 kV	1,000 MW	3.8 yrs	67.7
BASIN	Substation-Adjacent	Richmond city	230 kV	300 MW	3.8 yrs	67.7
MIDLOTHIAN	Substation-Adjacent	Chesterfield County	500 kV	1,000 MW	3.8 yrs	67.6
CANNON BRANCH	Substation-Adjacent	Manassas city	230 kV	300 MW	3.8 yrs	66.6
MORRISVILLE	Substation-Adjacent	Culpeper County	500 kV	1,000 MW	3.8 yrs	66.4
YORKTOWN	Substation-Adjacent	York County	230 kV	300 MW	3.8 yrs	66.3
BATTERY HEIGHTS DP	Substation-Adjacent	Manassas city	230 kV	300 MW	3.8 yrs	66.3
MEADOW BROOK	Substation-Adjacent	Winchester city	500 kV	1,000 MW	3.8 yrs	66.3
JOSHUA FALLS	Substation-Adjacent	Lynchburg city	765 kV	1,000 MW	3.8 yrs	66.3
SUFFOLK	Substation-Adjacent	Suffolk city	500 kV	1,000 MW	3.8 yrs	66.2
OZ Norfolk	Greenfield	Norfolk	—	—	3.1 yrs	66.1

Counties in Virginia

122 counties with five or more scored sites.

Buchanan County619 · 49.7 Wise County455 · 49.6 Dickenson County257 · 50.2 Richmond city156 · 56.2 ROANOKE (CITY)154 · 52.4 Russell County138 · 51.4 Prince William129 · 56.1 Hanover111 · 54.7 TAZEWELL111 · 50.3 Chesterfield110 · 54.9 Henrico97 · 55.5 Chesapeake86 · 55.5 FREDERICK82 · 52.8 Lee County82 · 51.1 HENRY78 · 50.0 Roanoke74 · 51.3 Spotsylvania74 · 51.0 Rockingham71 · 52.5 Norfolk71 · 56.6 Harrisonburg City69 · 54.8 Montgomery65 · 50.2 Suffolk65 · 52.3 Pulaski County63 · 48.0 Danville61 · 51.7 Hampton County61 · 52.9 Virginia Beach County61 · 56.1 AUGUSTA60 · 51.7 WYTHE58 · 50.5 Lynchburg city58 · 54.4 Loudoun County56 · 59.6 SALEM (CITY)54 · 52.9 Bedford County52 · 53.0 Fairfax52 · 57.8 WASHINGTON52 · 52.2 Shenandoah51 · 51.1 SMYTH51 · 52.2 Botetourt50 · 51.3 Goochland50 · 51.2 WAYNESBORO (CITY)48 · 53.4 FRANKLIN47 · 50.7 Newport News city46 · 55.3 ALLEGHANY43 · 52.2 BRISTOL (CITY)43 · 53.6 Mecklenburg County42 · 56.0 Martinsville42 · 52.4 Winchester County41 · 54.4 Campbell County40 · 52.1 Halifax40 · 51.5 GILES38 · 51.3 Stafford38 · 54.2 Pittsylvania37 · 50.6 Accomack County35 · 50.5 Scott County35 · 53.5 Caroline32 · 51.2 Hopewell city32 · 54.7 Portsmouth city32 · 58.5 ROCKBRIDGE31 · 52.5 Alexandria city30 · 58.0 Fluvanna County29 · 54.4 York29 · 53.5 James City28 · 51.1 Culpeper27 · 55.4 Staunton27 · 53.5 Prince George26 · 52.1 COVINGTON (CITY)25 · 52.0 Charlottesville24 · 53.8 Arlington23 · 55.3 Dinwiddie23 · 50.6 Manassas city23 · 61.0 Isle of Wight22 · 51.2 PATRICK22 · 49.8 BUENA VISTA (CITY)22 · 53.7 Carroll County21 · 50.5 Gloucester21 · 46.4 GALAX (CITY)21 · 52.8 Warren20 · 54.0 Franklin City20 · 49.6 Norton County20 · 51.9 Radford20 · 50.3 Fauquier19 · 55.6 Greensville County19 · 52.6 Albemarle18 · 50.4 Greene18 · 50.8 Northampton County18 · 51.4 Brunswick County17 · 53.3 Orange County17 · 56.7 Fredericksburg County17 · 54.7 Page County16 · 51.9 Williamsburg County15 · 55.0 Bland County14 · 49.8 Grayson County14 · 49.5 New Kent14 · 55.5 Manassas Park city14 · 64.5 Amherst13 · 51.8 King George County13 · 52.5 Lancaster County13 · 47.8 Petersburg13 · 55.0 Powhatan12 · 52.2 BEDFORD12 · 45.8 Bath County11 · 51.5 CLARKE11 · 50.7 Prince Edward11 · 52.2 Sussex11 · 52.4 Charlotte County10 · 55.8 Southampton10 · 50.9 Buckingham County9 · 50.8 Fairfax city9 · 65.6 Appomattox County8 · 53.2 Floyd8 · 51.6 King William County8 · 53.6 Lunenburg8 · 53.9 Essex7 · 46.5 Emporia7 · 51.4 Louisa County6 · 57.8 Madison County6 · 51.0 Richmond County6 · 51.0 Falls Church city6 · 65.0 Charles City County5 · 52.7 King and Queen5 · 51.8 Nottoway County5 · 52.7 Colonial Heights city5 · 57.9 Lexington city5 · 53.9

Virginia datacenter site selection FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in Virginia?: GridCensus catalogs 5,871 scored datacenter candidate sites in Virginia, with an average DC Readiness score of 52.3/100.
What is the average interconnection-queue wait in Virginia?: Candidate sites in Virginia average a 3.7 yrs interconnection-queue wait, with an average queue depth of 872 projects.
What kind of datacenter sites are most common in Virginia?: Shovel-Ready sites are the most common category in Virginia (1,752 sites), and most sites fall within the PJM grid region.

Dataset updated September 2026. Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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