Covington Facility

Brownfield

ALLEGHANY, Virginia · PJM

DC Readiness
60.5
Good / 100

Covington Facility is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in ALLEGHANY, Virginia, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 60.5/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 27 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.1 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Available capacity27 MW
LMP zonePJM_DOM
Wholesale LMP$43.92/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.05¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionPJM
Queue depth864
Avg queue wait3.1 yrs
Recent queue wait3.6 yrs
Completion rate20%
Withdrawal rate80%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPCitynet Charleston
IXP distance97.4 mi
Fiber providers2
Fiber coverage70.3%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regioneastus
Cloud region distance31.1 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Parcel ownerWestRock Corp
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability100.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, High Intensity
Former usecoal
Existing capacity27 MW
Retirement date2013-12-01

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.60
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteCONOMOS INC JOHN B
Hazard sub-score60/100
Construction cost index72.1 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterLumos Networks
DC distance53.7 mi
Nearest rail0.1 mi
Nearest gas pipeline4.2 mi
Nearest fiber route122.9 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$3,293

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%
26
Speed to power15%
38
Fiber connectivity12%
64
Energy cost10%
95
Water risk8%
88
Natural hazard8%
60
Buildability7%
100
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
50
Land / acreage3%
70
Construction cost3%
90
Gas pipeline2%
86
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
60

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Covington Facility
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN121391Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs64.4
OZ AlleghanyGreenfield3.1 yrs59.0
Greenfield (FUDGE HOLLOW - RONCEVERTE)Greenfield138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs58.7
EC Near Covington FacilityGreenfield3.1 yrs58.1
EC Near Covington FacilityGreenfield3.1 yrs57.4
EC Near Covington FacilityGreenfield3.1 yrs57.4
EC Near Covington FacilityGreenfield3.1 yrs57.3
EC Coal Alleghany CountyGreenfield3.1 yrs57.2

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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