CSX Property - Cameron Ave
IndustrialWinchester County, Virginia · PJM
At a glance
CSX Property - Cameron Ave is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Winchester County, Virginia, scoring 52.5/100 DC Readiness — 10th of 41 scored sites in the county. It sits in the PJM grid region and the SHENANDOAH VALLEY ELEC 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
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 CSX Property - Cameron Ave compare with other sites in Winchester County?
CSX Property - Cameron Ave ranks 10th of 41 scored candidate sites in Winchester County. Its 52.5/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 54.0. 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 fiber connectivity (72 vs 71) 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 CSX Property - Cameron Ave to power, fiber and other datacenters?
The nearest located transmission bottleneck is GOOSECRE TX1 XFORMER H 500 KV (PJM), 35 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is DataBank Ashburn (IAD1) at 38.4 miles. 3 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Middletown Data Center, 14.1 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at CSX Property - Cameron Ave?
At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Winchester County "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 Winchester County, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEADOW BROOK | Substation-Adjacent | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 5.1 yrs | 67.1 |
| WEST WINCHESTER | Substation-Adjacent | 138 kV | 100 MW | 5.1 yrs | 58.7 |
| UNKNOWN121557 | Substation-Adjacent | 138 kV | 100 MW | 5.1 yrs | 58.7 |
| DOUBLE TOLL GATE | Substation-Adjacent | 138 kV | 100 MW | 5.1 yrs | 58.7 |
| GREENWOOD | Substation-Adjacent | 138 kV | 100 MW | 5.1 yrs | 58.6 |
| Greenfield (DOUBS - NEW CREEK WIND) | Greenfield | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 5.3 yrs | 58.4 |
| STONEWALL | Substation-Adjacent | 138 kV | 100 MW | 5.1 yrs | 58.0 |
| REDBUD | Substation-Adjacent | 138 kV | 100 MW | 5.1 yrs | 58.0 |
CSX Property - Cameron Ave: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of CSX Property - Cameron Ave?
CSX Property - Cameron Ave scores 52.5/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 10th of 41 scored sites in Winchester County. The Winchester County average is 54.0 and the Virginia average is 52.6.
Which electric utility serves CSX Property - Cameron Ave?
SHENANDOAH VALLEY ELEC COOP (cooperative) holds the retail service territory that contains the site.
What grid region is CSX Property - Cameron Ave in?
CSX Property - Cameron Ave is in the PJM region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 5.1-year wait from queue request to operation.
How far is CSX Property - Cameron Ave from an internet exchange?
The nearest internet exchange facility is DataBank Ashburn (IAD1), about 38.4 miles away; 3 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, “CSX Property - Cameron Ave, Winchester County, VA”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/virginia/winchester-county/csx-property-cameron-ave-5d8fdeff (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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