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0 Manakin Towne Blvd.

Shovel-Ready

Goochland, Virginia · PJM

DC Readiness
52.0
Fair / 100

At a glance

0 Manakin Towne Blvd. is a shovel-ready datacenter candidate site in Goochland, Virginia, scoring 52.0/100 DC Readiness — 29th of 50 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

UtilityVIRGINIA ELECTRIC & POWER COinvestor ownedmoderate to large load · terms ≥ 25 MWSchedule GS-5 (large general service, ≥25 MW) · 85% min take · 14 yr

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookConstrained
≈ 6.0 yrs typical interconnection wait

Deep queue and long historical waits — plan for a multi-year interconnection timeline and engage the utility early.

ISO / RTO regionPJM
Queue depth907
Avg queue wait5.1 yrs
Recent queue wait6.0 yrs
Completion rate20%
Withdrawal rate80%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPEdgeConneX Richmond (EDCRIC01)
IXP distance12.2 mi
Fiber providers4
Fiber coverage37.2%

Site characteristics

Site typeShovel-Ready
Acreage2 ac

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Water stress (WRI)Low
Wetlands (NWI)—
Critical habitat—
Superfund nearby—
Hazard sub-score70/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterEdgeConneX Richmond (EDCRIC01)
DC distance12.2 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (30)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity7.98¢/kWh
Industrial electricity6.17¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,300
Heating degree days4,000
Land price / acre$7,139

Regulatory climate

Moderatestate posture · as of 2026-08

Largest US DC market; incentive preserved but a new $0.011/kWh DC electricity tax starts Jul 2026.

DC tax incentiveYes
Large-load threshold≥ 25 MW

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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≥ 7560–7540–60≤ 40
This site + 8 nearby

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How does 0 Manakin Towne Blvd. compare with other sites in Goochland?

0 Manakin Towne Blvd. ranks 29th of 50 scored candidate sites in Goochland. Its 52.0/100 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 fiber connectivity (72 vs 71) and its weakest is power availability (30 vs 35). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is 0 Manakin Towne Blvd. to power, fiber and other datacenters?

The nearest located transmission bottleneck is HARWGATE-LOCKS 205C B 230 KV (PJM), 32 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is EdgeConneX Richmond (EDCRIC01) at 12.2 miles. 4 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is EdgeConneX Richmond (EDCRIC01), 12.2 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at 0 Manakin Towne Blvd.?

At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Goochland "Relatively Moderate".

Full DC Readiness breakdown

All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power20%
45
Fiber connectivity12%
72
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
88
Natural hazard6%
70
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
80
Land / acreage3%
31
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
60

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near 0 Manakin Towne Blvd.
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
NORTH POLESubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.1 yrs61.6
West Creek Campus 4: Oak HillShovel-Ready——5.1 yrs53.3
West Creek Campus 3Shovel-Ready——5.1 yrs53.3
West Creek Campus 5Shovel-Ready——5.1 yrs53.2
West Creek Campus 2Shovel-Ready——5.1 yrs53.1
West Creek Campus 7Shovel-Ready——5.1 yrs53.0
0 Three Chopt RoadShovel-Ready——5.1 yrs52.9
Creekmore Medical Office ParkShovel-Ready——5.1 yrs52.8

0 Manakin Towne Blvd.: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of 0 Manakin Towne Blvd.?

0 Manakin Towne Blvd. scores 52.0/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 29th of 50 scored sites in Goochland. The Goochland average is 52.0 and the Virginia average is 52.6.

Which electric utility serves 0 Manakin Towne Blvd.?

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 0 Manakin Towne Blvd. in?

0 Manakin Towne Blvd. is in the PJM region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 5.1-year wait from queue request to operation.

How far is 0 Manakin Towne Blvd. from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is EdgeConneX Richmond (EDCRIC01), about 12.2 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, “0 Manakin Towne Blvd., Goochland, VA”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/virginia/goochland/0-manakin-towne-blvd-bc0efa16 (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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