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841-881 South Pickett Street - Pickett Industrial Park Bldg 1

Shovel-Ready

Alexandria city, Virginia · PJM

DC Readiness
54.0
Fair / 100

841-881 South Pickett Street - Pickett Industrial Park Bldg 1 is a shovel-ready datacenter candidate site in Alexandria city, Virginia, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 54.0/100 DC Readiness and a 3.8 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

UtilityVIRGINIA ELECTRIC & POWER COinvestor ownedmoderate to large load · terms ≥ 25 MWSchedule GS-5 (large general service, ≥25 MW) · 85% min take · 14 yr

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookConstrained
≈ 3.8 yrs typical interconnection wait

Deep queue and long historical waits — plan for a multi-year interconnection timeline and engage the utility early.

ISO / RTO regionPJM
Queue depth878
Avg queue wait3.8 yrs

Connectivity

Nearest IXPEquinix DC7 - Ashburn, Vienna
IXP distance8.4 mi
Fiber providers7
Fiber coverage83.1%

Site characteristics

Site typeShovel-Ready

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Water stress (WRI)Low
Wetlands (NWI)
Critical habitat
Superfund nearby
Hazard sub-score70/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterDatacenter 00260996040
DC distance4.8 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (30)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity4.81¢/kWh
Industrial electricity4.19¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,300
Heating degree days4,000
Land price / acre$5,900

Regulatory climate

Moderatestate posture · as of 2026-08

Largest US DC market; incentive preserved but a new $0.011/kWh DC electricity tax starts Jul 2026.

DC tax incentiveYes
Large-load threshold≥ 25 MW

Dominion GS-5 large-load rate (≥25 MW, ~$1.5M/MW collateral, 14-yr term) effective 2027.

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

Site location

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≥ 7560–7540–60≤ 40
This site + 8 nearby

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Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power20%
41
Fiber connectivity12%
92
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
88
Natural hazard6%
70
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
80
Land / acreage3%
46
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
60

Nearby comparable sites

Other scored datacenter candidate sites in Alexandria city, ranked by DC Readiness.

Sites near 841-881 South Pickett Street - Pickett Industrial Park Bldg 1
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
TAP139314Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs64.8
POTOMAC YARDSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs64.7
NORTH ALEXANDRIASubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs64.5
BLUE PLAINSSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs64.4
ARLINGTONSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs64.4
JEFFERSON STREETSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs64.3
VAN DOMSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs64.2
VIRIGINIA HILLSSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs64.1

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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