Dickerson

Brownfield

Loudoun County, Virginia · PJM

DC Readiness
70.9
Excellent / 100

Dickerson is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Loudoun County, Virginia, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 70.9/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 588 MW of candidate capacity.

Power & interconnection

Substation distance3.1 mi
Available capacity588 MW
LMP zonePJM_PEPCO
Wholesale LMP$40.80/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.05¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionPJM
Queue depth304

Connectivity

Nearest IXPCyrusOne Sterling V
IXP distance12.7 mi
Fiber providers17
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-1
Cloud region distance11.5 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Former usecoal
Existing capacity588 MW
Retirement date2020-08-01

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.60
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteDICKERSON GENERATING STATION
Hazard sub-score60/100
Construction cost index113.8 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterDatacenter 01443922535
DC distance10.3 mi
Nearest rail0.0 mi
Nearest gas pipeline1.1 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (30)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity5.48¢/kWh
Industrial electricity5.23¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,300
Heating degree days4,000
Land price / acre$12,276

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%
56
Speed to power15%
60
Fiber connectivity12%
90
Energy cost10%
86
Water risk8%
89
Natural hazard8%
60
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
95
Land / acreage3%
55
Construction cost3%
55
Gas pipeline2%
97
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
60

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Dickerson
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
GOOSE CREEKSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW3.1 yrs79.7
BRAMBLETONSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW3.1 yrs79.1
UNKNOWN162231Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.1 yrs76.6
GREENWAYSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.1 yrs75.5
ASHBURNSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.1 yrs75.1
YARDLEY RIDGESubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.1 yrs74.9
UNKNOWN146359Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.1 yrs74.9
UNKNOWN116991Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.1 yrs74.3

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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