Wallops Research Park

Shovel-Ready

Accomack County, Virginia · PJM

DC Readiness
46.4
Fair / 100

Wallops Research Park is a shovel-ready datacenter candidate site in Accomack County, Virginia, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 46.4/100 DC Readiness.

Power & interconnection

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionPJM
Queue depth864

Connectivity

Nearest IXPLumen Norfolk
IXP distance83.4 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeShovel-Ready
Acreage140 ac

Risk & environment

Water stress (WRI)Low
Wetlands (NWI)
Critical habitat
Superfund nearby
Hazard sub-score70/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterLumen Norfolk
DC distance83.4 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (30)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.65¢/kWh
Industrial electricity9.71¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,300
Heating degree days4,000
Land price / acre$5,045

Incentive detail: Sales tax exemption on DC equipment for $150M+ investments (2025: $100M+); MEGA site program.

Full DC Readiness breakdown

All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power15%
38
Fiber connectivity12%
34
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk8%
88
Natural hazard8%
70
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
20
Land / acreage3%
61
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
60

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Wallops Research Park
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
OAK HALLSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.1 yrs65.3
WATTSVILLESubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.1 yrs64.1
EC Near TangierGreenfield3.1 yrs55.8
TangierBrownfield1 MW3.1 yrs52.3
EC Near TangierGreenfield3.1 yrs52.1
EC Near TangierGreenfield3.1 yrs51.1
EC Near TangierGreenfield3.1 yrs50.6
EC Near TangierGreenfield3.1 yrs50.5

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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