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North River Crossing Property

Shovel-Ready

Rockingham, Virginia · PJM

DC Readiness
50.7
Fair / 100

At a glance

North River Crossing Property is a shovel-ready datacenter candidate site in Rockingham, Virginia, scoring 50.7/100 DC Readiness — 23rd of 71 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 IXPEquinix CU1/CU2/CU3/CU4 - Culpeper
IXP distance51.8 mi
Fiber providers3
Fiber coverage28.0%

Site characteristics

Site typeShovel-Ready
Acreage61 ac
Buildable load (est.)~24–61 MWland-based
Land contactRockingham County Assessor

Risk & environment

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

Location context

Nearest datacenterDBT Data - Harrisonburg Center
DC distance8.6 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (30)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity7.80¢/kWh
Industrial electricity6.16¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,300
Heating degree days4,000
Land price / acre$9,531

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 North River Crossing Property compare with other sites in Rockingham?

North River Crossing Property ranks 23rd of 71 scored candidate sites in Rockingham. Its 50.7/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 51.7. 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 natural hazard (70 vs 69) and its weakest is fiber connectivity (57 vs 71). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is North River Crossing Property to power, fiber and other datacenters?

The nearest located transmission bottleneck is CHARLTSV-PROFITDP 2054B1 A 230 KV (PJM), 33 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Equinix CU1/CU2/CU3/CU4 - Culpeper at 51.8 miles. 3 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is DBT Data - Harrisonburg Center, 8.6 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at North River Crossing Property?

At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Rockingham "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%
57
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
88
Natural hazard6%
70
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
80
Land / acreage3%
49
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
60

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near North River Crossing Property
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
EC Near ElktonGreenfield——5.1 yrs60.1
EC Near ElktonGreenfield——5.1 yrs59.6
OZ RockinghamGreenfield——5.1 yrs59.6
EC Near ElktonGreenfield——5.1 yrs59.1
EC Near ElktonGreenfield——5.1 yrs56.9
EC Near ElktonGreenfield——5.1 yrs56.8
TIMBERVILLESubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW5.1 yrs56.6
EC Near ElktonGreenfield——5.1 yrs55.9

North River Crossing Property: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of North River Crossing Property?

North River Crossing Property scores 50.7/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 23rd of 71 scored sites in Rockingham. The Rockingham average is 51.7 and the Virginia average is 52.6.

Which electric utility serves North River Crossing Property?

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 North River Crossing Property in?

North River Crossing Property is in the PJM region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 5.1-year wait from queue request to operation.

How far is North River Crossing Property from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is Equinix CU1/CU2/CU3/CU4 - Culpeper, about 51.8 miles away; 3 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, “North River Crossing Property, Rockingham, VA”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/virginia/rockingham/north-river-crossing-property-4727f1ca (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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