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Chandler Industrial Park

Shovel-Ready

Westmoreland County, Virginia · PJM

DC Readiness
46.9
Fair / 100

At a glance

Chandler Industrial Park is a shovel-ready datacenter candidate site in Westmoreland County, Virginia, scoring 46.9/100 DC Readiness — 4th of 4 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 IXPPixel Factory Data Center
IXP distance44.4 mi
Fiber providers2
Fiber coverage21.8%

Site characteristics

Site typeShovel-Ready
Acreage3 ac

Risk & environment

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

Location context

Nearest datacenterPixel Factory Data Center
DC distance44.4 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (30)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity8.88¢/kWh
Industrial electricity4.19¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,300
Heating degree days4,000
Land price / acre$5,735

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 + 3 nearby

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How does Chandler Industrial Park compare with other sites in Westmoreland County?

Chandler Industrial Park ranks 4th of 4 scored candidate sites in Westmoreland County. Its 46.9/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 51.6. It is about 11% below the Virginia average of 52.6 and about 12% below 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 (43 vs 71). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is Chandler Industrial Park to power, fiber and other datacenters?

The nearest located transmission bottleneck is AQUAHAR-CRANESCR 2104T A 230 KV (PJM), 41 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Pixel Factory Data Center at 44.4 miles. 2 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Pixel Factory Data Center, 44.4 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Chandler Industrial Park?

At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Westmoreland County "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%
43
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
88
Natural hazard6%
70
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
32
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
60

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Chandler Industrial Park
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN116489Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.1 yrs57.5
Greenfield (UNKNOWN116489 - WESTMORELAND)Greenfield230 kV300 MW5.1 yrs51.4
UNKNOWN123957Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW5.3 yrs50.7

Chandler Industrial Park: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of Chandler Industrial Park?

Chandler Industrial Park scores 46.9/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 4th of 4 scored sites in Westmoreland County. The Westmoreland County average is 51.6 and the Virginia average is 52.6.

Which electric utility serves Chandler Industrial Park?

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 Chandler Industrial Park in?

Chandler Industrial Park is in the PJM region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 5.1-year wait from queue request to operation.

How far is Chandler Industrial Park from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is Pixel Factory Data Center, about 44.4 miles away; 2 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, “Chandler Industrial Park, Westmoreland County, VA”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/virginia/westmoreland-county/chandler-industrial-park-ff7185e7 (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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