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Old Potomac Church - South Campus

Shovel-Ready

Stafford, Virginia · PJM

DC Readiness
51.5
Fair / 100

Old Potomac Church - South Campus is a shovel-ready datacenter candidate site in Stafford, Virginia, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 51.5/100 DC Readiness and a 3.8 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

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
≈ 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 IXPCloudHQ MCC1
IXP distance21.8 mi
Fiber providers5
Fiber coverage77.4%

Site characteristics

Site typeShovel-Ready

Risk & environment

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

Location context

Nearest datacenterCloudHQ MCC3
DC distance21.7 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

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%
30
Speed to power20%
41
Fiber connectivity12%
78
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
88
Natural hazard6%
70
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
60
Land / acreage3%
46
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
60

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Old Potomac Church - South Campus
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN116661Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs67.9
UNKNOWN116662Substation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW3.8 yrs67.7
UNKNOWN161758Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs63.2
FULLER ROADSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs62.3
AQUIA HARBORSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs62.0
Marine Corps Combat Development CommandBrownfield115 kV0 MW3.8 yrs61.6
EC Coal Stafford CountyGreenfield3.1 yrs58.4
QUANTICOSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.8 yrs58.0

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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