Benfield Grocery Store and Gas Station
IndustrialWASHINGTON, Virginia · SERC
At a glance
Benfield Grocery Store and Gas Station is an industrial datacenter candidate site in WASHINGTON, Virginia, scoring 52.8/100 DC Readiness — 19th of 52 scored sites in the county. It sits in the SERC grid region and the BRISTOL VIRGINIA UTILITIES 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
Site characteristics
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 Benfield Grocery Store and Gas Station compare with other sites in WASHINGTON?
Benfield Grocery Store and Gas Station ranks 19th of 52 scored candidate sites in WASHINGTON. Its 52.8/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 52.3. 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 speed to power (61 vs 46) 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 Benfield Grocery Store and Gas Station to power, fiber and other datacenters?
The nearest located transmission bottleneck is FREMNT-FREMONTC A 138 KV (PJM), 30 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is East Kentucky Network Data Center at 65 miles. 6 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Datacenter 00904453635, 64.7 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Benfield Grocery Store and Gas Station?
At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates WASHINGTON "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 WASHINGTON, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNKNOWN117054 | Substation-Adjacent | 138 kV | 100 MW | 5.1 yrs | 57.5 |
| UNKNOWN156532 | Substation-Adjacent | 138 kV | 100 MW | 5.1 yrs | 57.5 |
| UNKNOWN113972 | Substation-Adjacent | 138 kV | 100 MW | 5.1 yrs | 57.4 |
| ABINGDON | Substation-Adjacent | 138 kV | 100 MW | 5.1 yrs | 57.4 |
| DIECAST CONNECTIONS CO., INC. (ALUMINUM FOUNDRIES (EXCEPT DIE-CASTING)) | Manufacturing | — | — | 5.1 yrs | 54.4 |
| ZENITH FUEL SYSTEMS, LLC (GASOLINE ENGINE AND ENGINE PARTS MANUFACTURING) | Manufacturing | — | — | 5.1 yrs | 54.4 |
| UNIVERSAL FIBER SYSTEMS, LLC (BROADWOVEN FABRIC MILLS) | Manufacturing | — | — | 5.1 yrs | 54.4 |
| Oak Park Center for Business and Industry - Lot 10 | Shovel-Ready | — | — | 5.1 yrs | 54.4 |
Benfield Grocery Store and Gas Station: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of Benfield Grocery Store and Gas Station?
Benfield Grocery Store and Gas Station scores 52.8/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 19th of 52 scored sites in WASHINGTON. The WASHINGTON average is 52.3 and the Virginia average is 52.6.
Which electric utility serves Benfield Grocery Store and Gas Station?
BRISTOL VIRGINIA UTILITIES (municipal) holds the retail service territory that contains the site.
What grid region is Benfield Grocery Store and Gas Station in?
Benfield Grocery Store and Gas Station is in the SERC region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 5.1-year wait from queue request to operation.
How far is Benfield Grocery Store and Gas Station from an internet exchange?
The nearest internet exchange facility is East Kentucky Network Data Center, about 65 miles away; 6 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, “Benfield Grocery Store and Gas Station, WASHINGTON, VA”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/virginia/washington/benfield-grocery-store-and-gas-station-9b3beb50 (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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