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7501 Bethlehem Road

Shovel-Ready

Prince William, Virginia · PJM

DC Readiness
56.0
Good / 100

At a glance

7501 Bethlehem Road is a shovel-ready datacenter candidate site in Prince William, Virginia, scoring 56.0/100 DC Readiness — 72nd of 129 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 IXPIron Mountain Data Center - Manassas (VA-1)
IXP distance1.3 mi
Fiber providers7
Fiber coverage92.7%

Site characteristics

Site typeShovel-Ready
Acreage5 ac

Risk & environment

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

Location context

Nearest datacenterAmazon IAD7
DC distance0.2 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (30)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity5.55¢/kWh
Industrial electricity5.41¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,300
Heating degree days4,000
Land price / acre$12,336

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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This site + 8 nearby

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How does 7501 Bethlehem Road compare with other sites in Prince William?

7501 Bethlehem Road ranks 72nd of 129 scored candidate sites in Prince William. Its 56.0/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 56.7. 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 (98 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 7501 Bethlehem Road to power, fiber and other datacenters?

The nearest located transmission bottleneck is MORRISVL-LOUDOUN4 569A A 500 KV (PJM), 9 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Iron Mountain Data Center - Manassas (VA-1) at 1.3 miles. 7 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Amazon IAD7, 0.2 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at 7501 Bethlehem Road?

At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Prince William "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%
98
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
88
Natural hazard6%
70
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
100
Land / acreage3%
32
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
60

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near 7501 Bethlehem Road
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
BRISTERSSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW5.1 yrs68.8
CLOVER HILLSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.1 yrs66.8
WOODBRIDGESubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.1 yrs64.8
NOVEC SMOKETOWNSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.1 yrs64.7
DUMFRIESSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.1 yrs64.6
Greenfield (BRISTERS - OX)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW5.1 yrs62.9
OZ Prince WilliamGreenfield——5.1 yrs62.8
EC Near VMEA 1 Credit GenGreenfield——5.1 yrs61.9

7501 Bethlehem Road: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of 7501 Bethlehem Road?

7501 Bethlehem Road scores 56.0/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated good. It ranks 72nd of 129 scored sites in Prince William. The Prince William average is 56.7 and the Virginia average is 52.6.

Which electric utility serves 7501 Bethlehem Road?

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 7501 Bethlehem Road in?

7501 Bethlehem Road is in the PJM region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 5.1-year wait from queue request to operation.

How far is 7501 Bethlehem Road from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is Iron Mountain Data Center - Manassas (VA-1), about 1.3 miles away; 7 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, “7501 Bethlehem Road, Prince William, VA”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/virginia/prince-william/7501-bethlehem-road-d0db91d9 (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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