Louisa County, Virginia · PJM

DC Readiness
76.5
Excellent / 100

LADYSMITH is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Louisa County, Virginia, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 76.5/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 1,000 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.0 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationLADYSMITH
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage500 kV
Available capacity1,000 MW
LMP zonePJM_APS
Wholesale LMP$43.66/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.09¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionPJM
Queue depth118
Avg queue wait3.0 yrs
Recent queue wait4.0 yrs
Completion rate23%
Withdrawal rate77%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPEquinix CU1/CU2/CU3/CU4 - Culpeper
IXP distance28.9 mi
Fiber providers4
Fiber coverage80.6%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-1
Cloud region distance69.9 mi

Site characteristics

Parcel ownerDominion Energy
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability100.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, High Intensity

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.60
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteNORTH ANNA POWER STATION
Hazard sub-score60/100
Construction cost index85.8 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterEquinix CU2
DC distance28.9 mi
Nearest rail2.7 mi
Nearest gas pipeline3.5 mi
Nearest fiber route47.2 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (30)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity8.59¢/kWh
Industrial electricity6.50¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,300
Heating degree days4,000
Land price / acre$5,625

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%
100
Speed to power15%
53
Fiber connectivity12%
70
Energy cost10%
82
Water risk8%
84
Natural hazard8%
60
Buildability7%
100
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
70
Land / acreage3%
46
Construction cost3%
79
Gas pipeline2%
89
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
60

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near LADYSMITH
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
NORTH ANNASubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW3.0 yrs76.1
TAP140641Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.0 yrs70.6
UNKNOWN116427Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.0 yrs70.1
UNKNOWN116463Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.0 yrs68.0
Greenfield (UNKNOWN116427 - NORTH ANNA)Greenfield230 kV300 MW3.0 yrs65.2
Greenfield (GORDONSVILLE ENERGY LP - TAP14)Greenfield230 kV300 MW3.0 yrs64.7
Greenfield (MIDLOTHIAN - NORTH ANNA)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW3.0 yrs64.5
Greenfield (GORDONSVILLE ENERGY LP - TAP14)Greenfield230 kV300 MW3.0 yrs62.7

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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