How many datacenter sites are in Virginia?

GridCensus catalogs 6,263 scored datacenter candidate sites in Virginia, with an average DC Readiness score of 50.6/100.

What is the average interconnection-queue wait in Virginia?

Candidate sites in Virginia average a 3.1 yrs interconnection-queue wait, with an average queue depth of 784 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 6,263 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 50.6/100 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 388.8k MW and average a 3.1 yrs interconnection-queue wait.

6,263

Candidate sites

50.6/100

Avg DC Readiness

388.8k MW

Catalogued capacity

theoretical aggregate

3.1 yrs

Avg queue wait

By site type

By grid region

PJM
5,294
SERC
27
WECC
2
NYISO
1
ISO-NE
1

Average sub-score profile

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

Power availability

35.8

Speed-to-power

41.3

Fiber

51.6

Water

75.7

Hazard resilience

62.3

Top 25 datacenter sites in Virginia

Ranked by DC Readiness.

Top datacenter sites in Virginia
Site	Type	County	Voltage	Capacity	Queue wait	Score
GOOSE CREEK	Substation-Adjacent	Loudoun County	500 kV	1,000 MW	3.1 yrs	79.7
ELMONT	Substation-Adjacent	Hanover County	500 kV	1,000 MW	3.1 yrs	79.3
BRAMBLETON	Substation-Adjacent	Loudoun County	500 kV	1,000 MW	3.1 yrs	79.1
POCKET NORTH	Substation-Adjacent	Lee County	500 kV	1,000 MW	3.7 yrs	78.9
MIDLOTHIAN	Substation-Adjacent	Chesterfield County	500 kV	1,000 MW	3.1 yrs	78.8
MOSBY	Substation-Adjacent	Winchester city	500 kV	1,000 MW	3.0 yrs	78.7
FRONT ROYAL	Substation-Adjacent	Warren County	500 kV	1,000 MW	3.0 yrs	78.2
NAGEL	Substation-Adjacent	Scott County	500 kV	1,000 MW	3.7 yrs	78.2
YADKIN	Substation-Adjacent	Portsmouth city	500 kV	1,000 MW	3.1 yrs	78.2
MOSBY	Substation-Adjacent	Manassas city	500 kV	1,000 MW	3.1 yrs	78.0
MORRISVILLE	Substation-Adjacent	Manassas city	500 kV	1,000 MW	3.1 yrs	77.6
Bellmeade Power Station	Brownfield	Richmond	—	330 MW	—	77.5
FENTRESS	Substation-Adjacent	Chesapeake city	500 kV	1,000 MW	3.1 yrs	77.2
OX	Substation-Adjacent	Fairfax County	500 kV	1,000 MW	3.1 yrs	77.1
SPRUANCE NUG	Substation-Adjacent	Richmond city	230 kV	300 MW	3.1 yrs	77.1
JOHNSON DP	Substation-Adjacent	Manassas Park city	230 kV	300 MW	3.1 yrs	77.0
UNKNOWN156825	Substation-Adjacent	Manassas city	230 kV	300 MW	3.1 yrs	76.8
WALNEY	Substation-Adjacent	Fairfax city	230 kV	300 MW	3.1 yrs	76.8
UNKNOWN175880	Substation-Adjacent	Manassas city	230 kV	300 MW	3.1 yrs	76.7
UNKNOWN162231	Substation-Adjacent	Loudoun County	230 kV	300 MW	3.1 yrs	76.6
LADYSMITH	Substation-Adjacent	Louisa County	500 kV	1,000 MW	3.0 yrs	76.5
TAP146366	Substation-Adjacent	Richmond city	230 kV	300 MW	3.1 yrs	76.4
UNKNOWN116835	Substation-Adjacent	Manassas Park city	230 kV	300 MW	3.1 yrs	76.4
Chesapeake	Brownfield	Portsmouth	—	761 MW	—	76.2
NORTH ANNA	Substation-Adjacent	Louisa County	500 kV	1,000 MW	3.0 yrs	76.1

Counties in Virginia

127 counties with five or more scored sites.

Buchanan County609 · 41.5 Wise County455 · 41.4 Dickenson County258 · 41.9 ROANOKE (CITY)159 · 49.2 Richmond City158 · 51.9 Russell County145 · 45.6 Prince William137 · 57.7 Hanover117 · 56.9 TAZEWELL114 · 47.5 Chesterfield111 · 54.3 Henrico103 · 56.6 FREDERICK93 · 52.4 Chesapeake89 · 55.7 Lee County85 · 43.9 Roanoke80 · 49.7 Spotsylvania79 · 50.6 HENRY78 · 48.1 Rockingham73 · 51.9 Norfolk73 · 57.0 Suffolk73 · 52.9 Montgomery71 · 51.5 Harrisonburg City71 · 53.5 Pulaski County70 · 45.2 AUGUSTA68 · 52.6 WYTHE67 · 51.2 Bedford County66 · 53.1 Virginia Beach County64 · 58.3 WASHINGTON62 · 51.1 Hampton County61 · 49.5 Loudoun County59 · 63.3 Goochland County57 · 53.8 Danville57 · 51.0 Lynchburg57 · 54.0 SALEM (CITY)57 · 51.7 Smyth County56 · 49.5 Botetourt55 · 51.0 FRANKLIN55 · 51.8 Waynesboro city55 · 52.5 Shenandoah53 · 50.3 Fairfax52 · 59.9 Mecklenburg County50 · 60.3 Stafford County47 · 56.5 Newport News47 · 55.4 Campbell County46 · 54.9 Halifax County45 · 51.8 Martinsville45 · 49.2 ALLEGHANY44 · 49.8 Winchester County43 · 52.5 Scott County42 · 52.2 BRISTOL (CITY)42 · 50.5 GILES41 · 52.8 ROCKBRIDGE40 · 54.7 Portsmouth city40 · 63.1 Caroline County39 · 54.3 Pittsylvania39 · 52.2 Isle of Wight37 · 56.3 Fluvanna County35 · 56.4 Prince George County32 · 54.1 Hopewell city32 · 52.8 York30 · 52.1 Culpeper County29 · 59.6 James City29 · 50.8 Covington city29 · 50.2 Staunton29 · 52.0 Dinwiddie28 · 52.5 Warren28 · 58.0 Accomack County27 · 48.3 Alexandria27 · 61.4 Carroll County25 · 52.7 Greensville County25 · 56.0 Charlottesville city25 · 55.5 Albemarle County24 · 53.6 Arlington24 · 57.0 Fauquier24 · 60.8 Norton County24 · 49.6 PATRICK23 · 49.8 Manassas city23 · 67.6 GALAX (CITY)22 · 53.0 Radford22 · 52.4 Bland County21 · 53.9 Gloucester21 · 45.9 Page County20 · 55.0 BUENA VISTA (CITY)20 · 51.5 Brunswick County18 · 56.9 Greene18 · 51.3 New Kent County18 · 57.0 Orange County18 · 62.0 Franklin City18 · 49.2 Lunenburg County17 · 61.5 Prince Edward17 · 55.0 Fredericksburg County17 · 54.2 Powhatan16 · 56.4 Manassas Park city16 · 73.2 Petersburg city16 · 58.7 Williamsburg County16 · 55.7 Amherst County15 · 52.2 Charlotte County15 · 62.9 Floyd15 · 57.5 Sussex County15 · 55.5 Bath County14 · 50.4 Grayson County14 · 47.4 CLARKE13 · 53.4 Lancaster County13 · 48.7 Northampton County13 · 42.1 King George County12 · 51.2 BEDFORD12 · 40.0 Appomattox11 · 58.2 Charles City County11 · 58.7 Southampton County11 · 52.4 Surry County11 · 64.8 Emporia city11 · 58.0 Louisa County10 · 66.7 Buckingham County9 · 46.8 King William County9 · 55.7 Middlesex County8 · 59.7 Fairfax city8 · 72.2 Cumberland7 · 61.5 Essex7 · 46.1 King and Queen7 · 52.6 Madison County7 · 52.8 Nottoway County7 · 58.3 Rappahannock County7 · 61.5 Lexington city7 · 60.8 Highland County6 · 59.5 Richmond6 · 56.4 Colonial Heights city6 · 59.8 Nelson County5 · 63.0

Virginia datacenter site selection FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in Virginia?: GridCensus catalogs 6,263 scored datacenter candidate sites in Virginia, with an average DC Readiness score of 50.6/100.
What is the average interconnection-queue wait in Virginia?: Candidate sites in Virginia average a 3.1 yrs interconnection-queue wait, with an average queue depth of 784 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 March 2026. Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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