EC Near Bremo Bluff
GreenfieldFluvanna County, Virginia · PJM
At a glance
EC Near Bremo Bluff is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Fluvanna County, Virginia, scoring 47.7/100 DC Readiness — 29th of 29 scored sites in the county. It sits in the PJM grid region and the VIRGINIA ELECTRIC & POWER CO 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
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 Bremo Bluff compare with other sites in Fluvanna County?
EC Near Bremo Bluff ranks 29th of 29 scored candidate sites in Fluvanna County. Its 47.7/100 is about 13% below the county average of 54.8. It is roughly in line with the Virginia average of 52.6 and about 10% below the national average of 53.2.
Against the Virginia average, its strongest sub-score is water (89 vs 88) and its weakest is fiber connectivity (30 vs 71). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.
How close is EC Near Bremo Bluff to power, fiber and other datacenters?
The nearest located transmission bottleneck is CHARLTSV-PROFITDP 2054B1 A 230 KV (PJM), 28 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is EdgeConneX Richmond (EDCRIC01) at 42 miles. 4 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is EdgeConneX Richmond (EDCRIC01), 42 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at EC Near Bremo Bluff?
The site is in FEMA flood zone AE, 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 Fluvanna County "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 Fluvanna County, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CUNNINGHAM | Substation-Adjacent | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 5.1 yrs | 65.2 |
| UNKNOWN116432 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 5.1 yrs | 63.9 |
| BEAR GARDEN | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 5.1 yrs | 61.5 |
| TAP146598 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 5.1 yrs | 60.7 |
| UNKNOWN116461 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 5.1 yrs | 60.7 |
| EC Near Bremo Bluff | Greenfield | — | — | 5.1 yrs | 59.3 |
| EC Near Bremo Bluff | Greenfield | — | — | 5.1 yrs | 57.8 |
| EC Near Bremo Bluff | Greenfield | — | — | 5.1 yrs | 57.5 |
EC Near Bremo Bluff: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of EC Near Bremo Bluff?
EC Near Bremo Bluff scores 47.7/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 29th of 29 scored sites in Fluvanna County. The Fluvanna County average is 54.8 and the Virginia average is 52.6.
Which electric utility serves EC Near Bremo Bluff?
VIRGINIA ELECTRIC & POWER CO (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site; its holding company is DOMINION RESOURCES.
What grid region is EC Near Bremo Bluff in?
EC Near Bremo Bluff is in the PJM region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 5.1-year wait from queue request to operation.
Is EC Near Bremo Bluff in a flood zone?
The site is in FEMA flood zone AE, a Special Flood Hazard Area — land with at least a 1% annual chance of flooding.
Who owns EC Near Bremo Bluff?
Parcel records list the owner as VIRGINIA ELECTRIC & POWER CO (private land).
How far is EC Near Bremo Bluff from an internet exchange?
The nearest internet exchange facility is EdgeConneX Richmond (EDCRIC01), about 42 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 Bremo Bluff, Fluvanna County, VA”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/virginia/fluvanna-county/ec-near-bremo-bluff-eb4b7afa (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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