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Merritt at Austin Ridge - Building 4

Shovel-Ready

Stafford County, Virginia · PJM

DC Readiness
52.7
Fair / 100

Merritt at Austin Ridge - Building 4 is a shovel-ready datacenter candidate site in Stafford County, Virginia, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 52.7/100 DC Readiness and a 3.8 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionPJM
Queue depth878
Avg queue wait3.8 yrs

Connectivity

Nearest IXPCloudHQ MCC1
IXP distance20.9 mi
Fiber providers5
Fiber coverage77.4%

Site characteristics

Site typeShovel-Ready

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)Low
Wetlands (NWI)
Critical habitat
Superfund nearby
Hazard sub-score70/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterCloudHQ MCC3
DC distance20.7 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (30)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity6.92¢/kWh
Industrial electricity5.75¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,300
Heating degree days4,000
Land price / acre$16,854

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

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power15%
38
Fiber connectivity12%
77
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk8%
88
Natural hazard8%
70
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
60
Land / acreage3%
46
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
60

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Merritt at Austin Ridge - Building 4
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN116662Substation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW3.8 yrs66.9
UNKNOWN116661Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs66.1
Marine Corps Combat Development CommandBrownfield115 kV0 MW3.8 yrs62.9
UNKNOWN161758Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs62.7
FULLER ROADSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs61.7
AQUIA HARBORSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs61.1
EC Coal Stafford CountyGreenfield3.1 yrs59.8
EC Coal Stafford CountyGreenfield3.1 yrs57.8

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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