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Jefferson County, West Virginia · PJM

DC Readiness
51.5
Fair / 100

At a glance

Veiner is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Jefferson County, West Virginia, scoring 51.5/100 DC Readiness — 12th of 59 scored sites in the county. It sits in the PJM grid region, where interconnection has averaged 3.0 years from request to operation.

Power & interconnection

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookFavorable
≈ 3.0 yrs typical interconnection wait

Shorter queues and healthier completion here — a faster path to energization than the national norm.

ISO / RTO regionPJM
Queue depth130
Avg queue wait3.0 yrs
Recent queue wait3.0 yrs
Completion rate23%
Withdrawal rate77%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPDataBank Ashburn (IAD1)
IXP distance27.8 mi
Fiber providers3
Fiber coverage35.6%

Site characteristics

Site typeIndustrial

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Water stress (WRI)Low
Wetlands (NWI)—
Critical habitat—
Superfund nearby—
Hazard sub-score78/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterDatacenter 01443922535
DC distance21.4 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (22)
DC tax incentiveNo
Commercial electricity10.97¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.65¢/kWh
Cooling degree days800
Heating degree days5,000
Land price / acre$7,118

Regulatory climate

Moderatestate posture · as of 2026-08

No notable statewide DC restriction on record; confirm local zoning and utility tariffs.

DC tax incentiveNo / suspended

Site location

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≥ 7560–7540–60≤ 40
This site + 8 nearby

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How does Veiner compare with other sites in Jefferson County?

Veiner ranks 12th of 59 scored candidate sites in Jefferson County. Its 51.5/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 52.7. It is roughly in line with the West Virginia average of 52.0 and roughly in line with the national average of 53.2.

Against the West Virginia average, its strongest sub-score is fiber connectivity (62 vs 60) and its weakest is power availability (30 vs 33). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is Veiner to power, fiber and other datacenters?

The nearest located transmission bottleneck is GOOSECRE TX1 XFORMER H 500 KV (PJM), 23 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is DataBank Ashburn (IAD1) at 27.8 miles. 3 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Datacenter 01443922535, 21.4 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Veiner?

At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Jefferson County "Relatively Low".

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power20%
50
Fiber connectivity12%
62
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
92
Natural hazard6%
78
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
60
Land / acreage3%
51
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
0
Climate / cooling1%
85

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Veiner
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
OZ JeffersonGreenfield——3.0 yrs60.0
OZ JeffersonGreenfield——3.0 yrs59.6
OZ JeffersonGreenfield——3.0 yrs58.7
OZ JeffersonGreenfield——3.0 yrs58.5
UNKNOWN108974Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs58.1
FEAGAN'S MILLSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs57.8
SLEEPY HOLLOWSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs57.7
SHEPHERDSTOWNSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs57.5

Veiner: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of Veiner?

Veiner scores 51.5/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 12th of 59 scored sites in Jefferson County. The Jefferson County average is 52.7 and the West Virginia average is 52.0.

What grid region is Veiner in?

Veiner is in the PJM region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.0-year wait from queue request to operation.

How far is Veiner from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is DataBank Ashburn (IAD1), about 27.8 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, “Veiner, Jefferson County, WV”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/west-virginia/jefferson-county/veiner-4dee48ae (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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