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EC Near Possum Point

Greenfield

Prince William, Virginia · PJM

DC Readiness
54.0
Fair / 100

At a glance

EC Near Possum Point is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Prince William, Virginia, scoring 54.0/100 DC Readiness — 123rd 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

LMP zonePJM_DOM
Wholesale LMP$43.92/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.06¢/kWh
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 IXPCloudHQ MCC1
IXP distance19.5 mi
Fiber providers7
Fiber coverage92.7%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-1
Cloud region distance39.8 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactPrince William County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability5.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Water
Former usenear retired oil plant (5km)

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintLow (15/100)
Flood zoneZone OPEN WATER
Water stress (WRI)0.60
Wetlands (NWI)Present
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score60/100
Construction cost index97.5 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterDatacenter 00260996040
DC distance18.5 mi
Nearest rail1.7 mi
Nearest gas pipeline3.1 mi
Nearest fiber route15.2 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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≥ 7560–7540–60≤ 40
This site + 8 nearby

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How does EC Near Possum Point compare with other sites in Prince William?

EC Near Possum Point ranks 123rd of 129 scored candidate sites in Prince William. Its 54.0/100 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 (75 vs 71) and its weakest is natural hazard (60 vs 69). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is EC Near Possum Point to power, fiber and other datacenters?

The nearest located transmission bottleneck is POSSUMP4 TX1 XFORMER H 500 KV (PJM), 3 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is CloudHQ MCC1 at 19.5 miles. 7 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Datacenter 00260996040, 18.5 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at EC Near Possum Point?

The site is in FEMA flood zone OPEN WATER. WRI rates baseline water stress at 0.60 on a 0–5 scale. Mapped wetlands (National Wetlands Inventory) are present on the parcel. 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%
75
Energy cost10%
83
Water risk7%
87
Natural hazard6%
60
Buildability7%
5
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
70
Land / acreage3%
46
Construction cost3%
69
Gas pipeline2%
90
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
60

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Near Possum Point
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

EC Near Possum Point: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of EC Near Possum Point?

EC Near Possum Point scores 54.0/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 123rd 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 EC Near Possum Point?

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 EC Near Possum Point in?

EC Near Possum Point is in the PJM region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 5.1-year wait from queue request to operation.

Is EC Near Possum Point in a flood zone?

The site is in FEMA flood zone OPEN WATER.

Who owns EC Near Possum Point?

Parcel records list the owner as VIRGINIA ELECTRIC & POWER CO (private land).

How far is EC Near Possum Point from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is CloudHQ MCC1, about 19.5 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, “EC Near Possum Point, Prince William, VA”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/virginia/prince-william/ec-near-possum-point-bee3907f (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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