Falls Church city, Virginia · PJM

DC Readiness
73.5
Excellent / 100

CIA is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Falls Church city, Virginia, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 73.5/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 300 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.1 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationCIA
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage230 kV
Available capacity300 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 IXPLevel(3) McLean
IXP distance4.0 mi
Fiber providers3
Fiber coverage99.5%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-1
Cloud region distance19.3 mi

Site characteristics

Parcel ownerVIRGINIA ELECTRIC & POWER CO
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability95.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, Medium Intensity

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.60
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteGEORGE BUSH CENTER FOR INTELLIGENCE CIA
Hazard sub-score60/100
Construction cost index143.4 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterLumen McLean
DC distance4.0 mi
Nearest rail1.9 mi
Nearest gas pipeline8.5 mi
Nearest fiber route2.1 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

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%
78
Speed to power15%
44
Fiber connectivity12%
95
Energy cost10%
83
Water risk8%
91
Natural hazard8%
60
Buildability7%
95
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
95
Land / acreage3%
46
Construction cost3%
31
Gas pipeline2%
73
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
60

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near CIA
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
SWINKS MILLSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.1 yrs74.9
IDYLWOODSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.1 yrs74.8
FALLS CHURCHSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.1 yrs66.5

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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