Tidewater Trail Industrial Park- Lot 8
Shovel-ReadySpotsylvania, Virginia · PJM
At a glance
Tidewater Trail Industrial Park- Lot 8 is a shovel-ready datacenter candidate site in Spotsylvania, Virginia, scoring 50.0/100 DC Readiness — 65th of 74 scored sites in the county. It sits in the PJM grid region and the RAPPAHANNOCK ELECTRIC COOP service territory, where interconnection has averaged 5.1 years from request to operation.
Power & interconnection
Speed to power
Deep queue and long historical waits — plan for a multi-year interconnection timeline and engage the utility early.
Connectivity
Risk & environment
Location context
Regulatory climate
Largest US DC market; incentive preserved but a new $0.011/kWh DC electricity tax starts Jul 2026.
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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How does Tidewater Trail Industrial Park- Lot 8 compare with other sites in Spotsylvania?
Tidewater Trail Industrial Park- Lot 8 ranks 65th of 74 scored candidate sites in Spotsylvania. Its 50.0/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 51.8. 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 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 Tidewater Trail Industrial Park- Lot 8 to power, fiber and other datacenters?
The nearest located transmission bottleneck is AQUAHAR-CRANESCR 2104T A 230 KV (PJM), 12 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is CloudHQ MCC1 at 33.6 miles. 4 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is CloudHQ MCC3, 33.5 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Tidewater Trail Industrial Park- Lot 8?
At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Spotsylvania "Relatively Moderate".
Full DC Readiness breakdown
All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.
Nearby comparable sites
Other scored datacenter candidate sites in Spotsylvania, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OZ Spotsylvania | Greenfield | — | — | 5.1 yrs | 61.1 |
| OZ Spotsylvania | Greenfield | — | — | 5.1 yrs | 59.6 |
| WILDERNESS DP | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 5.1 yrs | 58.5 |
| LAKE OF THE WOODS DP | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 5.1 yrs | 58.3 |
| UNKNOWN116479 | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 5.1 yrs | 57.5 |
| TAP140640 | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 5.1 yrs | 57.3 |
| TODDS TAVERN DP | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 5.1 yrs | 57.0 |
| NI RIVER DP | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 5.1 yrs | 57.0 |
Tidewater Trail Industrial Park- Lot 8: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of Tidewater Trail Industrial Park- Lot 8?
Tidewater Trail Industrial Park- Lot 8 scores 50.0/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 65th of 74 scored sites in Spotsylvania. The Spotsylvania average is 51.8 and the Virginia average is 52.6.
Which electric utility serves Tidewater Trail Industrial Park- Lot 8?
RAPPAHANNOCK ELECTRIC COOP (cooperative) holds the retail service territory that contains the site.
What grid region is Tidewater Trail Industrial Park- Lot 8 in?
Tidewater Trail Industrial Park- Lot 8 is in the PJM region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 5.1-year wait from queue request to operation.
How far is Tidewater Trail Industrial Park- Lot 8 from an internet exchange?
The nearest internet exchange facility is CloudHQ MCC1, about 33.6 miles away; 4 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, “Tidewater Trail Industrial Park- Lot 8, Spotsylvania, VA”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/virginia/spotsylvania/tidewater-trail-industrial-park-lot-8-273e98ac (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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