EC Near Danville New Design Plant
GreenfieldDanville, Virginia · PJM
At a glance
EC Near Danville New Design Plant is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Danville, Virginia, scoring 52.4/100 DC Readiness — 30th of 61 scored sites in the county. It sits in the PJM grid region, 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
Site characteristics
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.
Site location
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How does EC Near Danville New Design Plant compare with other sites in Danville?
EC Near Danville New Design Plant ranks 30th of 61 scored candidate sites in Danville. Its 52.4/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 52.3. 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 water (88 vs 88) and its weakest is natural hazard (55 vs 69). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.
How close is EC Near Danville New Design Plant to power, fiber and other datacenters?
The nearest located transmission bottleneck is MTAIRYTP-RENAN 35E2 B 69 KV (PJM), 21 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is CyrusOne NC-1 at 53.1 miles. 4 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Brandaleone Lab for Data and Visualization, 47.5 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at EC Near Danville New Design Plant?
The site is in FEMA flood zone A, a Special Flood Hazard Area — land with at least a 1% annual chance of flooding. WRI rates baseline water stress at 0.60 on a 0–5 scale. No mapped wetlands are recorded on the parcel. At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Danville "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 Danville, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EAST DANVILLE | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 5.1 yrs | 60.0 |
| EC Near Danville Westover Plant | Greenfield | — | — | 5.1 yrs | 59.0 |
| EC Near Danville New Design Plant | Greenfield | — | — | 5.1 yrs | 57.6 |
| OZ Danville | Greenfield | — | — | 5.1 yrs | 56.9 |
| EC Near Danville New Design Plant | Greenfield | — | — | 5.1 yrs | 56.9 |
| DEADEND167394 | Substation-Adjacent | 138 kV | 100 MW | 5.1 yrs | 56.0 |
| EC Near Danville Westover Plant | Greenfield | — | — | 5.1 yrs | 56.0 |
| UNKNOWN167395 | Substation-Adjacent | 138 kV | 100 MW | 5.1 yrs | 56.0 |
EC Near Danville New Design Plant: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of EC Near Danville New Design Plant?
EC Near Danville New Design Plant scores 52.4/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 30th of 61 scored sites in Danville. The Danville average is 52.3 and the Virginia average is 52.6.
What grid region is EC Near Danville New Design Plant in?
EC Near Danville New Design Plant is in the PJM region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 5.1-year wait from queue request to operation.
Is EC Near Danville New Design Plant in a flood zone?
The site is in FEMA flood zone A, a Special Flood Hazard Area — land with at least a 1% annual chance of flooding.
Who owns EC Near Danville New Design Plant?
Parcel records list the owner as APPALACHIAN POWER CO (private land).
How far is EC Near Danville New Design Plant from an internet exchange?
The nearest internet exchange facility is CyrusOne NC-1, about 53.1 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, “EC Near Danville New Design Plant, Danville, VA”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/virginia/danville/ec-near-danville-new-design-plant-5476059a (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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