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Stone Brewing Company

Brownfield

Richmond city, Virginia · PJM

DC Readiness
64.1
Good / 100

Stone Brewing Company is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Richmond city, Virginia, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 64.1/100 DC Readiness and a 3.8 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationUNKNOWN115877
Substation distance1.3 mi
Utility commercial rate0.05¢/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
≈ 3.8 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 depth878
Avg queue wait3.8 yrs

Connectivity

Nearest IXPEdgeConneX Richmond (EDCRIC01)
IXP distance7.6 mi
Fiber providers4
Fiber coverage91.0%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regioneastus
Cloud region distance77.9 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Acreage15 ac
Buildable load (est.)~6–15 MWland-based
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability5.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Water
Former usepower_plant
Cleanup statuscleanup_complete

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintLow (15/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.60
Wetlands (NWI)Present
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score60/100
Construction cost index97.2 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterQTS Richmond
DC distance2.3 mi
Nearest rail0.3 mi
Nearest gas pipeline4.5 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (30)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity4.81¢/kWh
Industrial electricity4.19¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,300
Heating degree days4,000
Land price / acre$5,900

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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Full DC Readiness breakdown

All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.

Power availability20%
49
Speed to power20%
40
Fiber connectivity12%
93
Energy cost10%
100
Water risk7%
91
Natural hazard6%
60
Buildability7%
5
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
100
Land / acreage3%
59
Construction cost3%
69
Gas pipeline2%
86
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
60

Nearby comparable sites

Other scored datacenter candidate sites in Richmond city, ranked by DC Readiness.

Sites near Stone Brewing Company
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
BASINSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs68.4
SPRUANCE NUGSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs67.0
LAKESIDESubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs67.0
CHARLES CITY ROADSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs66.0
NORTHWESTSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs66.0
NORTHEASTSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs65.8
TAP146366Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs65.6
EC Near Bellmeade Power StationGreenfield——3.1 yrs65.6

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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