Datacenter Sites in ROANOKE (CITY), Virginia

ROANOKE (CITY) has 154 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 51.3/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 2,200 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Relatively Moderate". The county has a datacenter tax incentive on record.

At a glance

ROANOKE (CITY), Virginia has 154 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 51.3/100 DC Readiness, roughly in line with the Virginia average of 52.2. It ranks 5th of 122 Virginia counties by number of sites and 82nd by average score. The top-scoring site is CLOVERDALE 765KV at 65.3/100.

154

Candidate sites

51.3/100

Avg DC Readiness

2,200 MW

Catalogued capacity

theoretical aggregate

Relatively Moderate

Hazard rating

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Top 25 in ROANOKE (CITY)

Site-selection context for ROANOKE (CITY)

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Datacenter tax incentive

8.15¢/kWh

Commercial electricity

5.84¢/kWh

Industrial electricity

Fiber providers

Low

Water stress

$5,900

Land price / acre

1,300

Cooling degree days

4,000

Heating degree days

55°F

Mean annual temp

Incentive detail: Sales tax exemption on DC equipment for $150M+ investments (2025: $100M+); MEGA site program.

How does ROANOKE (CITY) compare with other counties in Virginia?

By number of scored sites, ROANOKE (CITY) ranks 5th of the 122 Virginia counties with a county page, holding 2.6% of the state's 5,871 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 51.3/100 ranks 82nd in the state and is roughly in line with the national average of 53.0. Nationally it has the 167th-largest site inventory of 2,964 counties with five or more sites. 0 sites score 70 or higher and 16 score 55 or higher.

What types of datacenter sites are in ROANOKE (CITY)?

Manufacturing sites are the most common (82, 53% of the county's inventory), followed by shovel-ready (29) and industrial (27). 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 ROANOKE (CITY)?

Industrial electricity averages 5.84¢/kWh and commercial 8.15¢/kWh. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county "Relatively Moderate" (30). WRI water stress is low. 5 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 $5,900 an acre.

By site type

Top datacenter sites in ROANOKE (CITY)

Top datacenter sites in ROANOKE (CITY)
Site	Type	Voltage	Capacity	Queue wait	Score
CLOVERDALE 765KV	Substation-Adjacent	765 kV	1,000 MW	5.1 yrs	65.3
OZ Roanoke	Greenfield	—	—	5.1 yrs	60.4
OZ Roanoke	Greenfield	—	—	5.1 yrs	59.5
OZ Roanoke	Greenfield	—	—	5.1 yrs	58.3
VINTON	Substation-Adjacent	138 kV	100 MW	5.1 yrs	56.9
BENNINGTON	Substation-Adjacent	138 kV	100 MW	5.1 yrs	56.9
STARKEY	Substation-Adjacent	138 kV	100 MW	5.1 yrs	56.9
UNKNOWN121155	Substation-Adjacent	138 kV	100 MW	5.1 yrs	56.9
ROANOKE	Substation-Adjacent	138 kV	100 MW	5.1 yrs	56.9
UNKNOWN171704	Substation-Adjacent	138 kV	100 MW	5.1 yrs	56.9
UNKNOWN114181	Substation-Adjacent	138 kV	100 MW	5.1 yrs	56.9
BONSACK	Substation-Adjacent	138 kV	100 MW	5.1 yrs	56.9
CAVE SPRING	Substation-Adjacent	138 kV	100 MW	5.1 yrs	56.9
LAKE FOREST	Substation-Adjacent	138 kV	100 MW	5.1 yrs	56.8
CLEARBROOK	Substation-Adjacent	138 kV	100 MW	5.1 yrs	56.8
BURLINGTON	Substation-Adjacent	138 kV	100 MW	5.1 yrs	56.7
Roanoke Centre for Industry and Technology-Tract 8	Shovel-Ready	—	—	5.1 yrs	50.8
VINTON SCRAP & METALS, INC. (NOT AVAILABLE)	Manufacturing	—	—	5.1 yrs	50.6
120 Salem Avenue SW	Shovel-Ready	—	—	5.1 yrs	50.6
VIRGINIA TRANSFORMER CORP. (ELECTRONIC COIL, TRANSFORMER, AND OTHER INDUCTOR MANUFACTURING)	Manufacturing	—	—	5.1 yrs	50.6
Shaffer Crossing Warehouse	Shovel-Ready	—	—	5.1 yrs	50.6
Former Evans Paint, Inc. Property	Industrial	—	—	5.1 yrs	50.6
One Ten Franklin	Shovel-Ready	—	—	5.1 yrs	50.6
Amphitheater/Armory Property	Industrial	—	—	5.1 yrs	50.6
MAGNETS U. S. A. (ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS FABRICATED METAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING)	Manufacturing	—	—	5.1 yrs	50.6

Every scored site in ROANOKE (CITY)

All 154 sites, best first.

CLOVERDALE 765KV · 65.3
OZ Roanoke · 3105160a · 60.4
OZ Roanoke · 7dda7d16 · 59.5
OZ Roanoke · 3b3096d0 · 58.3
ROANOKE · 56.9
BONSACK · 56.9
VINTON · 56.9
STARKEY · 56.9
Substation-Adjacent site · b95a3837 · 56.9
BENNINGTON · 56.9
CAVE SPRING · 56.9
Substation-Adjacent site · 79c6e371 · 56.9
Substation-Adjacent site · 7f8b994f · 56.9
CLEARBROOK · 56.8
LAKE FOREST · 56.8
BURLINGTON · 56.7
Roanoke Centre for Industry and Technology-Tract 8 · 50.8
ROANOKE AUTO SPRING WORKS, INC. (SPRING (HEAVY GAUGE) MANUFACTURING) · 50.6
Virginia Scrap Iron & Metal Company, Inc. · 50.6
Former Evans Paint, Inc. Property · 50.6
SYNCOM ELECTRONICS (OTHER COMMUNICATION AND ENERGY WIRE MANUFACTURING) · 50.6
HANSON PIPE & PRECAST, INC. (CONCRETE PIPE MANUFACTURING) · 50.6
Walker Foundry · 50.6
B & M SHEET METAL SHOP, INC. (SHEET METAL WORK MANUFACTURING) · 50.6
NS East End Shops Complex · 50.6
STRUCTURAL STEEL CO., INC. (FABRICATED STRUCTURAL METAL MANUFACTURING) · 50.6
735 Norfolk Avenue · 50.6
ACE STEEL, INC. (NOT AVAILABLE) · 50.6
SHENANDOAH ROBE CO., INC. (NOT AVAILABLE) · 50.6
Virginia Can Company Complex · 50.6
STEEL DYNAMICS ROANOKE BAR DIVISION (NOT AVAILABLE) · 50.6
C & P WELDING & STEEL ERECTION, INC. (IRON AND STEEL MILLS) · 50.6
Historic Fire Station #1 · 50.6
IDICO Property · 50.6
HUB CORP. (INDUSTRIAL PATTERN MANUFACTURING) · 50.6
BEEF PRODUCTS VENTURE (ANIMAL (EXCEPT POULTRY) SLAUGHTERING) · 50.6
MARIO INDUSTRIES OF VIRGINIA (RESIDENTIAL ELECTRIC LIGHTING FIXTURE MANUFACTURING) · 50.6
442 Rutherford Avenue · 50.6
ADAMS CONSTRUCTION CO. (H Q) (ASPHALT PAVING MIXTURE AND BLOCK MANUFACTURING) · 50.6
COOPER CROUSE-HINDS (CURRENT-CARRYING WIRING DEVICE MANUFACTURING) · 50.6
BLUE RIDGE MOULDING, INC. (ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS WOOD PRODUCT MANUFACTURING) · 50.6
3125 Salem Turnpike · 50.6
BUDGET SIGN, LLC (SIGN MANUFACTURING) · 50.6
SAFEHOUSE SIGNS, INC. (SIGN MANUFACTURING) · 50.6
SAUNDERS DENTAL LABORATORY, INC. (DENTAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES MANUFACTURING) · 50.6
Crystal Tower Building · 50.6
Amphitheater/Armory Property · 50.6
Virginia Museum of Transportation, Inc. · 50.6
CYCLE SYSTEMS, INC. (H Q) (SECONDARY SMELTING, REFINING, AND ALLOYING OF NONFERROUS METAL (EXCEPT COPPER AND ALUMINUM)) · 50.6
Shaffer Crossing Warehouse · 50.6
VIRGINIA TRANSFORMER CORP. (ELECTRONIC COIL, TRANSFORMER, AND OTHER INDUCTOR MANUFACTURING) · 50.6
SARVER'S HYDRAULIC & PNEUMATIC (OTHER METALWORKING MACHINERY MANUFACTURING) · 50.6
WATER CHEMISTRY, INC. (ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS CHEMICAL PRODUCT AND PREPARATION MANUFACTURING) · 50.6
403 Salem Ave SW - Habitat ReStore · 50.6
AKZO NOBEL COATINGS, INC. (PAINT AND COATING MANUFACTURING) · 50.6
One Ten Franklin · 50.6
120 Salem Avenue SW · 50.6
VINTON SCRAP & METALS, INC. (NOT AVAILABLE) · 50.6
351 Campbell Ave SW · 50.6
VIRGINIA SCRAP IRON & METAL (SECONDARY SMELTING, REFINING, AND ALLOYING OF NONFERROUS METAL (EXCEPT COPPER AND ALUMINUM)) · 50.6
Roanoke Biotech Incubator · 50.6
Foot Levelers Expansion · 50.6
Norfolk Southern East End Shops Building 70 · 50.6
BUTLER PARACHUTE SYSTEMS GROUP, INC. (ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILE PRODUCT MILLS) · 50.6
3453 Aerial Way Drive · 50.6
TWIST & TURNS MFG., INC. (METAL HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE MANUFACTURING) · 50.6
THOR, INC. (NOT AVAILABLE) · 50.6
Singer Furniture Building · 50.6
METRO HEAVY DUTY DISTRIBUTORS, INC. (MECHANICAL POWER TRANSMISSION EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING) · 50.6
CONWED PLASTICS (ALL OTHER PLASTICS PRODUCT MANUFACTURING) · 50.6
Former Home Lumber Site · 50.6
BLUE STONE BLOCK SUPERMARKET (CONCRETE BLOCK AND BRICK MANUFACTURING) · 50.6
Thomas B. Mason Building · 50.6
Roanoke Public Warehouse · 50.6
Shenandoah Corridor · 50.6
Shenandoah Building · 50.6
1255 Williamson Rd.- Former Exchange Lumber · 50.6
Hartsook · 50.6
BENTECH MFG. (OTHER COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING) · 50.6
Wells Fargo Tower · 50.6
MOODY GRAPHICS PRINTING (DIGITAL PRINTING) · 50.6
CARTER'S CABINET SHOP, INC. (WOOD KITCHEN CABINET AND COUNTERTOP MANUFACTURING) · 50.6
WVWA Hollins Road · 50.6
Truist Plaza · 50.6
Gish Mill · 50.6
FOOT LEVELERS, INC. (SURGICAL APPLIANCE AND SUPPLIES MANUFACTURING) · 50.6
PLASTIC FABRICATING, INC. (OTHER CONCRETE PRODUCT MANUFACTURING) · 50.6
Villa Sorrento · 50.6
CHANDLER CONCRETE OF VIRGINIA, INC. (READY-MIX CONCRETE MANUFACTURING) · 50.6
LAMAR ADVERTISING CO., INC. (SIGN MANUFACTURING) · 50.6
INDUSTRIAL APPARATUS REPAIR, INC. (MOTOR AND GENERATOR MANUFACTURING) · 50.6
VIRGINIA PLASTICS CO., INC. (TELEPHONE APPARATUS MANUFACTURING) · 50.6
WHITAKER CO., FRED (YARN SPINNING MILLS) · 50.6
WALKER MACHINE & FOUNDRY CORP. (IRON FOUNDRIES) · 50.6
AMERICAN BETHEL CORP. (IRON AND STEEL MILLS) · 50.6
208 4th Street SW · 50.6
MAGNETS U. S. A. (ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS FABRICATED METAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING) · 50.6
CEI-ROANOKE, INC. (TOILET PREPARATION MANUFACTURING) · 50.6
CENTRAL VALLEY RUBBER SERVICES CO. (RUBBER AND PLASTICS HOSES AND BELTING MANUFACTURING) · 50.6
COOPER CROUSE-HINDS (OTHER LIGHTING EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING) · 50.6
Former Melrose Library · 50.6
3401 Whiteside St.- RRHA Warehouse · 50.6
CHEMSOLV, INC. (ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS CHEMICAL PRODUCT AND PREPARATION MANUFACTURING) · 50.6
WALTERS PRINTING & MFG. CO., INC. (OTHER COMMERCIAL PRINTING) · 50.6
802 Kyle Avenue · 50.6
Stone Building · 50.6
ALLIED TOOL & MACHINE CO. OF VIRGINIA (OFFICE FURNITURE (EXCEPT WOOD) MANUFACTURING) · 50.6
ROANOKE STAMP & SEAL CO., INC. (MARKING DEVICE MANUFACTURING) · 50.6
CARDINAL RUBBER & SEAL, INC. (ALL OTHER RUBBER PRODUCT MANUFACTURING) · 50.6
CUSTOM WOOD PRODUCTS, LLC (WOOD KITCHEN CABINET AND COUNTERTOP MANUFACTURING) · 50.6
Norfolk Southern East End Shops Building 54 & 68 · 50.6
301 McClanahan Street · 50.6
COCA-COLA BOTTLING CO. CONSOLIDATED (FLAVORING SYRUP AND CONCENTRATE MANUFACTURING) · 50.6
GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF THE VALLEYS, INC. (ALL OTHER PLASTICS PRODUCT MANUFACTURING) · 50.6
COLLEGIATE PACIFIC, INC. (COMMERCIAL SCREEN PRINTING) · 50.6
ROANOKE TIMES WORLD CORP. (OTHER COMMERCIAL PRINTING) · 50.6
LLOYD ELECTRIC CO. (MOTOR AND GENERATOR MANUFACTURING) · 50.6
2727 Franklin Road · 50.6
SMURFIT-STONE CONTAINER CORP. (CORRUGATED AND SOLID FIBER BOX MANUFACTURING) · 50.6
INTRICATE METAL FORMING CO. (ELECTRONIC CONNECTOR MANUFACTURING) · 50.5
PROGRESS PRESS OF ROANOKE, INC. (OTHER COMMERCIAL PRINTING) · 50.5
DRAPER PAVING CO., INC., S. R. (ASPHALT PAVING MIXTURE AND BLOCK MANUFACTURING) · 50.5
KME FIRE APPARATUS (OTHER METAL VALVE AND PIPE FITTING MANUFACTURING) · 50.5
Williamson Road Plaza · 50.5
PRECISION STEEL MFG. CORP. (IRON AND STEEL MILLS) · 50.5
KRISPY KREME DOUGHNUT CORP. (RETAIL BAKERIES) · 50.5
Crossroads Center · 50.5
MAPLE LEAF BAKERY, INC. (COMMERCIAL BAKERIES) · 50.5
RENAISSANCE CONTRACT LIGHTING (NOT AVAILABLE) · 50.5
2002 Blue Hills Drive - RCIT Tracts D & E · 50.5
SHOREWOOD PACKAGING CORP. (PAPER (EXCEPT NEWSPRINT) MILLS) · 50.5
INFOSEAL, LLC (MANIFOLD BUSINESS FORM PRINTING) · 50.5
MPS CORP. (ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS FABRICATED METAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING) · 50.5
ELIZABETH ARDEN, INC. (TOILET PREPARATION MANUFACTURING) · 50.5
Melrose Dry Cleaners · 50.5
DIXIE BUILDING PRODUCTS, INC. (IRON AND STEEL MILLS) · 50.5
ROCKYDALE QUARRIES CORP. (CUT STONE AND STONE PRODUCT MANUFACTURING) · 50.5
MAGIC CITY SPRINKLER, INC. (ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS GENERAL PURPOSE MACHINERY MANUFACTURING) · 50.5
VIRGINIA PROSTHETICS, INC. (SURGICAL APPLIANCE AND SUPPLIES MANUFACTURING) · 50.5
SEMCO, INC. (SHEET METAL WORK MANUFACTURING) · 50.5
ACCUDUCT MFG., INC. (NOT AVAILABLE) · 50.5
DOMINION AIR & MACHINERY CO. (AIR AND GAS COMPRESSOR MANUFACTURING) · 50.4
NORDT CO., INC., JOHN C. (JEWELRY (EXCEPT COSTUME) MANUFACTURING) · 50.4
Valley Court Building · 50.4
Blue Ridge Technology Center · 50.4
Tract A Pad Site, Roanoke Centre for Industry and Technology · 50.2
Rockland Avenue Industrial Site · 50.2
1809 Franklin Road SW · 50.2
Berglund Land · 50.2
Former Virginian Passenger Station · 49.7
PROFESSIONAL OPTHALMIC LAB, INC. (OPTICAL INSTRUMENT AND LENS MANUFACTURING) · 49.7
Ramada · 49.7
MENNEL MILLING OF VIRGINIA (FLOUR MILLING) · 49.7
FIBER SYSTEMS, INC. (YARN SPINNING MILLS) · 49.7

ROANOKE (CITY) datacenter FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in ROANOKE (CITY)?

154 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 51.3/100 DC Readiness. That is the 5th-most of 122 Virginia counties with five or more sites.

What is the highest-scoring datacenter site in ROANOKE (CITY)?

CLOVERDALE 765KV scores 65.3/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 154 scored sites in ROANOKE (CITY) (a substation-adjacent site).

Does ROANOKE (CITY) 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 ROANOKE (CITY)?

FEMA's National Risk Index rates ROANOKE (CITY) as "Relatively Moderate" (score 30).

What are industrial electricity rates in ROANOKE (CITY)?

Average industrial electricity is 5.84¢/kWh and commercial is 8.15¢/kWh in ROANOKE (CITY).

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 13, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: GridCensus, “Datacenter candidate sites in ROANOKE (CITY), Virginia”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/virginia/roanoke-city (data as of November 13, 2026).

Dataset updated November 2026. Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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