8422 Ladysmith Road
Shovel-ReadyCaroline, Virginia · PJM
At a glance
8422 Ladysmith Road is a shovel-ready datacenter candidate site in Caroline, Virginia, scoring 49.6/100 DC Readiness — 29th of 32 scored sites in the county. It sits in the PJM grid region and the RAPPAHANNOCK ELECTRIC COOP service territory, where interconnection has averaged 5.1 years from request to operation.
Power & interconnection
Speed to power
Deep queue and long historical waits — plan for a multi-year interconnection timeline and engage the utility early.
Connectivity
Risk & environment
Location context
Regulatory climate
Largest US DC market; incentive preserved but a new $0.011/kWh DC electricity tax starts Jul 2026.
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.
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How does 8422 Ladysmith Road compare with other sites in Caroline?
8422 Ladysmith Road ranks 29th of 32 scored candidate sites in Caroline. Its 49.6/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 52.0. It is roughly in line with the Virginia average of 52.6 and roughly in line with the national average of 53.2.
Against the Virginia average, its strongest sub-score is natural hazard (70 vs 69) and its weakest is fiber connectivity (58 vs 71). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.
How close is 8422 Ladysmith Road to power, fiber and other datacenters?
The nearest located transmission bottleneck is AQUAHAR-CRANESCR 2104T A 230 KV (PJM), 27 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Pixel Factory Data Center at 22.4 miles. 4 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Pixel Factory Data Center, 22.4 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at 8422 Ladysmith Road?
At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Caroline "Relatively Moderate".
Full DC Readiness breakdown
All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.
Nearby comparable sites
Other scored datacenter candidate sites in Caroline, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LADYSMITH | Substation-Adjacent | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 5.1 yrs | 64.2 |
| LADYSMITH CT | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 5.1 yrs | 60.0 |
| ST JOHNS DP | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 5.1 yrs | 56.2 |
| UNKNOWN116480 | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 5.1 yrs | 56.0 |
| UNKNOWN116473 | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 5.1 yrs | 56.0 |
| TAP139189 | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 5.1 yrs | 55.8 |
| OZ Caroline | Greenfield | — | — | 5.1 yrs | 55.7 |
| Carmel Church Station Super Site | Shovel-Ready | — | — | 5.1 yrs | 52.5 |
8422 Ladysmith Road: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of 8422 Ladysmith Road?
8422 Ladysmith Road scores 49.6/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 29th of 32 scored sites in Caroline. The Caroline average is 52.0 and the Virginia average is 52.6.
Which electric utility serves 8422 Ladysmith Road?
RAPPAHANNOCK ELECTRIC COOP (cooperative) holds the retail service territory that contains the site.
What grid region is 8422 Ladysmith Road in?
8422 Ladysmith Road is in the PJM region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 5.1-year wait from queue request to operation.
How far is 8422 Ladysmith Road from an internet exchange?
The nearest internet exchange facility is Pixel Factory Data Center, about 22.4 miles away; 4 fiber providers report service at the location.
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About this data
Source: GridCensus composite of HIFLD transmission and substation data, EIA, FEMA National Risk Index, FCC broadband data, PeeringDB and ISO interconnection queues, as published October 10, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: GridCensus, “8422 Ladysmith Road, Caroline, VA”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/virginia/caroline/8422-ladysmith-road-5603870c (data as of October 10, 2026).
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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