Datacenter Sites in Prince William, Virginia
Prince William has 129 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 56.3/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 4,100 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Relatively Moderate". The county has a datacenter tax incentive on record.
At a glance
Prince William, Virginia has 129 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 56.3/100 DC Readiness, roughly in line with the Virginia average of 52.2. It ranks 7th of 122 Virginia counties by number of sites and 14th by average score. The top-scoring site is BRISTERS at 68.3/100.
Site-selection context for Prince William
Incentive detail: Sales tax exemption on DC equipment for $150M+ investments (2025: $100M+); MEGA site program.
How does Prince William compare with other counties in Virginia?
By number of scored sites, Prince William ranks 7th of the 122 Virginia counties with a county page, holding 2.2% of the state's 5,871 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 56.3/100 ranks 14th in the state and is roughly in line with the national average of 53.0. Nationally it has the 222nd-largest site inventory of 2,964 counties with five or more sites. 0 sites score 70 or higher and 88 score 55 or higher.
What types of datacenter sites are in Prince William?
Shovel-Ready sites are the most common (94, 73% of the county's inventory), followed by greenfield (19) and substation-adjacent (14). Site type reflects how the parcel was identified — next to a substation, on a former mine or brownfield, on industrial or federal excess land — and is scored on the same 14 factors either way.
What are power cost, hazard, water and fiber conditions in Prince William?
Industrial electricity averages 5.41¢/kWh and commercial 5.55¢/kWh. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county "Relatively Moderate" (30). WRI water stress is low. 7 fiber providers report service in the county. The climate runs 1,300 cooling degree days a year with a mean temperature of 55°F. Land is valued around $12,336 an acre.
By site type
Top datacenter sites in Prince William
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRISTERS | Substation-Adjacent | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 5.1 yrs | 68.3 |
| CLOVER HILL | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 5.1 yrs | 66.3 |
| WOODBRIDGE | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 5.1 yrs | 64.3 |
| NOVEC SMOKETOWN | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 5.1 yrs | 64.2 |
| DUMFRIES | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 5.1 yrs | 64.1 |
| Greenfield (BRISTERS - OX) | Greenfield | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 5.1 yrs | 62.4 |
| OZ Prince William | Greenfield | — | — | 5.1 yrs | 62.4 |
| EC Near VMEA 1 Credit Gen | Greenfield | — | — | 5.1 yrs | 61.4 |
| EC Near Dominion/Lo Mar | Greenfield | — | — | 5.1 yrs | 61.3 |
| EC Near Church Street Plant | Greenfield | — | — | 5.1 yrs | 61.1 |
| UNKNOWN117020 | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 5.1 yrs | 60.4 |
| EC Near Possum Point | Greenfield | — | — | 5.1 yrs | 60.4 |
| UNKNOWN117019 | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 5.1 yrs | 60.2 |
| EC Near Possum Point | Greenfield | — | — | 5.1 yrs | 60.1 |
| TAP139207 | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 5.1 yrs | 60.0 |
| TAP139206 | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 5.1 yrs | 59.9 |
| UNKNOWN116739 | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 5.1 yrs | 59.9 |
| UNKNOWN117021 | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 5.1 yrs | 59.8 |
| TAP139201 | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 5.1 yrs | 59.8 |
| NOVEC COUNTRY CLUB | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 5.1 yrs | 59.8 |
| SOWEGO DP | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 5.1 yrs | 59.8 |
| EC Near Possum Point | Greenfield | — | — | 5.1 yrs | 59.7 |
| EC Near Church Street Plant | Greenfield | — | — | 5.1 yrs | 59.0 |
| EC Near Dominion/Lo Mar | Greenfield | — | — | 5.1 yrs | 58.8 |
| EC Near Dominion/Lo Mar | Greenfield | — | — | 5.1 yrs | 58.8 |
Every scored site in Prince William
All 129 sites, best first.
- BRISTERS · 68.3
- CLOVER HILL · 66.3
- WOODBRIDGE · 64.3
- NOVEC SMOKETOWN · 64.2
- DUMFRIES · 64.1
- OZ Prince William · 62.4
- Greenfield (BRISTERS - OX) · 62.4
- EC Near VMEA 1 Credit Gen · 61.4
- EC Near Dominion/Lo Mar · 5ad376f0 · 61.3
- EC Near Church Street Plant · 62d227ef · 61.1
- Substation-Adjacent site · ca7160c3 · 60.4
- EC Near Possum Point · 8c184746 · 60.4
- Substation-Adjacent site · 107a2870 · 60.2
- EC Near Possum Point · 57ec950b · 60.1
- Substation-Adjacent site · b8d96422 · 60.0
- Substation-Adjacent site · 011395e9 · 59.9
- Substation-Adjacent site · aea4a9b7 · 59.9
- Substation-Adjacent site · 0709d51a · 59.8
- NOVEC COUNTRY CLUB · 59.8
- SOWEGO DP · 59.8
- Substation-Adjacent site · f54a6224 · 59.8
- EC Near Possum Point · cd93aa64 · 59.7
- EC Near Church Street Plant · c1dd5448 · 59.0
- EC Near Dominion/Lo Mar · 2bcb0720 · 58.8
- EC Near Dominion/Lo Mar · 8d2fe5a8 · 58.8
- EC Near Church Street Plant · a1697d4b · 58.5
- EC Near Possum Point · 91476c0a · 58.2
- EC Near Possum Point · b76f5493 · 57.9
- EC Near Dominion/Lo Mar · 2462ac1a · 56.5
- Innovation Tech Park Parcels · 56.4
- EC Near Possum Point · 2e918043 · 56.4
- 9450 Innovation Dr - Logis-Tech Bldg · 56.0
- Northern Virginia Bioscience Center · 56.0
- 10671 University Blvd · 56.0
- Manassas Logistics Center - Building 4 · 56.0
- 9400 Innovation Dr · 56.0
- 11220 Assett Loop · 56.0
- Manassas Logistics Center - Building 8 · 56.0
- Manassas Logistics Center - Building 6 · 56.0
- Prince William Science Accelerator · 56.0
- Redstone Industrial - Building A · 55.9
- 13275 University Blvd · 55.9
- Merritt Business Park - Building 3 · 55.9
- 9440-9480 Contractors Ct · 55.9
- 11982 Wilton Meadows Court · 55.9
- 8551 Rixlew Lane - Horizon Professional Center - HUB Zone · 55.9
- 8684-8704 Virginia Meadows Dr · 55.9
- 5611 Wellington Rd - Building C · 55.9
- Manassas Logistics Center - Building 5 · 55.9
- 8140 Ashton Avenue · 55.9
- Wellington Center - Building C · 55.9
- Parkway 66 · 55.9
- Manassas Logistics Center - Building 3 · 55.9
- Sudley Tower · 55.8
- 7848-7998 Donegan Drive - Building B · 55.8
- 7800-7818 Sudley Rd · 55.8
- 10440 Balls Ford Rd - Battlefield Overlook 1 · 55.7
- 10305 Piper Lane · 55.7
- 10601-10687 Gaskins Way - BattleTech Building · 55.7
- 7000 Infantry Ridge Rd. · 55.7
- 9705 Liberia Ave - Evergreen Terrace · 55.7
- Battlefield Overlook 2 · 55.7
- 7350-7380 Gallerher Dr · 55.7
- Linden Business Center Building H · 55.7
- Windsor at Battlefield 2 · 55.6
- 7902 Bethlehem Rd · 55.6
- 15125 Washington Street · 55.6
- EC Near Dominion/Lo Mar · d590efe3 · 55.6
- 7301 Gateway Ct · 55.6
- Mine Site · f9ebf925 · 55.6
- University Village · 55.6
- 10941 SAMUEL TREXLER DR · 55.6
- Mine Site · 91bbe382 · 55.6
- 7000 Gateway Court · 55.6
- 7901 Coppermine Drive · 55.6
- Progress Business Center: 5600 Wellington Rd. · 55.5
- 7501 Bethlehem Road · 55.5
- 11202-11206 Balls Ford Rd · 55.4
- 6704 James Madison - Hunter at Haymarket · 55.3
- 15554-15574 Lee Hwy · 55.3
- 15610 Lee Highway · 55.3
- Madera Farm · 55.2
- 7800 Baltusrol Blvd · 55.2
- 14921 Lee Hwy · 55.2
- 14815 Lee Hwy · 55.2
- 7554 Somerset Crossing Dr · 55.2
- 11346 Dumfries Road · 55.2
- 7900 Lake Manassas · 55.2
- EC Near Church Street Plant · db021e47 · 54.9
- 7278 Centreville Rd · 54.7
- 11811 & 11819 Peter Shane Way · 54.5
- 7202 Centreville Rd · 54.2
- 3820 Prince William Pky · 54.0
- 2241 Tacketts Mill Dr - Tackett's Mill Center · 54.0
- Prince William Commons Building 1 · 54.0
- 4310-4320 Prince William Pkwy - The Glen · 54.0
- 2750 Killarney Dr - Lakepoint Business Park · 54.0
- 12701 Marblestone Dr - Parkway East · 54.0
- 2230-2253 Tacketts Mill Dr · 54.0
- 13851 Telegraph Rd · 54.0
- 2542 Prince William Parkway - Parkway Crossing West · 54.0
- 13580 Groupe Drive - Building 1 · 54.0
- 4545 Daisy Reid Ave · 54.0
- 13000 Harbor Center Dr - Harbor Center · 53.9
- 13800 Dabney Rd - Belmont Logistics Phase 2 Bldg 2 · 53.9
- 2380 Research Ct - NTW Warehouse · 53.9
- 15005 Farm Creek Drive · 53.9
- 2296 Opitz Blvd - Potomac Professional Village · 53.9
- 13710 Dabney Rd - Belmont Logistics Phase 1 Bldg. 1 · 53.9
- Prince William Commons Building 11 - HUB Zone · 53.9
- 15041-15047 Farm Creek Dr - Foxfire 2 · 53.9
- I-95 Commerce Center · 53.8
- 17001 Interstate Drive (Interstate Overlook) · 53.8
- Potomac Shores · 53.8
- 3800 Fettler Park Drive - Quantico Center II · 53.7
- 2525 Pointe Center Court - Northpointe Center - HUB Zone · 53.7
- Parkway Employment Center · 53.7
- Southgate / Wickliffe Business Center · 53.7
- 3928 Lansing Ct · 53.7
- 14009 Telegraph Road · 53.6
- Prince William Parkway & Elm Farm Road · 53.6
- 3945 Prince William Pky · 53.6
- 13704 Telegraph Rd · 53.5
- 1841 Bel Air Road · 53.5
- Quantico Center · 53.5
- 15125 Smoke Ct · 53.5
- EC Near Possum Point · bee3907f · 53.5
- 16905-16921 Richmond Hwy · 53.4
- 238 Potomac Ave · 52.8
Prince William datacenter FAQ
How many datacenter sites are in Prince William?
129 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 56.3/100 DC Readiness. That is the 7th-most of 122 Virginia counties with five or more sites.
What is the highest-scoring datacenter site in Prince William?
BRISTERS scores 68.3/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 129 scored sites in Prince William (a substation-adjacent site).
Does Prince William offer datacenter tax incentives?
Sales tax exemption on DC equipment for $150M+ investments (2025: $100M+); MEGA site program.
What is the natural-hazard risk in Prince William?
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Prince William as "Relatively Moderate" (score 30).
What are industrial electricity rates in Prince William?
Average industrial electricity is 5.41¢/kWh and commercial is 5.55¢/kWh in Prince William.
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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 November 12, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: GridCensus, “Datacenter candidate sites in Prince William, Virginia”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/virginia/prince-william (data as of November 12, 2026).
Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.
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