Greenfield Datacenter Sites in Delaware
At a glance
Undeveloped land with no prior industrial use. Greenfield parcels offer maximum design flexibility and large contiguous footprints, but typically require full utility build-out — the speed-to-power story hinges on proximity to existing transmission.
Top greenfield sites in Delaware
| Site | Type | County | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EC Near Delaware City Plant | Greenfield | New Castle | — | — | 1.5 yrs | 64.9 |
| OZ New Castle | Greenfield | New Castle | — | — | 1.5 yrs | 64.8 |
| EC Near Delaware City Plant | Greenfield | New Castle | — | — | 1.5 yrs | 64.5 |
| OZ New Castle | Greenfield | New Castle | — | — | 1.5 yrs | 64.5 |
| EC Coal New Castle County | Greenfield | New Castle County | — | — | 1.5 yrs | 60.5 |
| EC Near Delaware City Plant | Greenfield | New Castle | — | — | 1.5 yrs | 59.9 |
| EC Near McKee Run | Greenfield | Kent | — | — | 1.5 yrs | 59.6 |
| EC Near Delaware City Plant | Greenfield | New Castle | — | — | 1.5 yrs | 59.0 |
| EC Near McKee Run | Greenfield | Kent | — | — | 1.5 yrs | 58.9 |
| OZ New Castle | Greenfield | New Castle | — | — | 1.5 yrs | 58.9 |
| OZ Kent | Greenfield | Kent | — | — | 1.5 yrs | 58.4 |
| EC Near Seaford Delaware Plant | Greenfield | Sussex | — | — | 1.5 yrs | 58.1 |
| EC Near Indian River Generating Station | Greenfield | Sussex | — | — | 1.5 yrs | 57.9 |
| EC Near Seaford Delaware Plant | Greenfield | Sussex | — | — | 1.5 yrs | 57.8 |
| EC Near Delaware City Plant | Greenfield | New Castle | — | — | 1.5 yrs | 57.7 |
| EC Near Delaware City Plant | Greenfield | New Castle | — | — | 1.5 yrs | 57.5 |
| EC Near Seaford Delaware Plant | Greenfield | Sussex | — | — | 1.5 yrs | 57.4 |
| EC Near McKee Run | Greenfield | Kent | — | — | 1.5 yrs | 57.3 |
| OZ Sussex | Greenfield | Sussex | — | — | 1.5 yrs | 57.3 |
| EC Near Seaford Delaware Plant | Greenfield | Sussex | — | — | 1.5 yrs | 57.2 |
| EC Coal Sussex County | Greenfield | Sussex County | — | — | 1.5 yrs | 57.2 |
| EC Near McKee Run | Greenfield | Kent | — | — | 1.5 yrs | 57.0 |
| EC Near Seaford Delaware Plant | Greenfield | Sussex | — | — | 1.5 yrs | 56.8 |
| EC Near Indian River Generating Station | Greenfield | Sussex | — | — | 1.5 yrs | 56.5 |
| EC Near Indian River Generating Station | Greenfield | Sussex | — | — | 1.5 yrs | 56.5 |
How does Delaware compare with other states for greenfield sites?
With 56 sites, Delaware ranks 44th of the 51 states that have any greenfield candidate sites. Texas leads with 1,276. Nationally, greenfield sites average 55.3/100 DC Readiness, above the 53.0 average across all site types. Across every site type, Delaware averages 57.1, the 3rd-highest of 52 states, and its candidate sites face an average interconnection-queue wait of 1.5 years.
Where are the highest-scoring greenfield sites in Delaware?
The top 25 range from 64.9 to 56.5 on the 0–100 DC Readiness Score. They are concentrated in New Castle (10), Sussex (10) and Kent (5). By grid region, 25 are in PJM.
County pages: New Castle · Sussex · Kent
What power, fiber and flood exposure do these greenfield sites have?
Their counties have a median of 7 fixed fiber broadband providers in FCC data. The median distance to the nearest internet exchange facility is 65 km. The median interconnection-queue wait in their markets is 1.5 years. 4 of the 23 with a mapped FEMA flood zone sit in a high-risk (A or V) zone.
Frequently asked questions
How many greenfield datacenter sites are in Delaware?
GridCensus catalogs 56 greenfield datacenter candidate sites in Delaware, 0.3% of the national total for this type (44th of 51 states).
What is a greenfield datacenter site?
Undeveloped land with no prior industrial use. Greenfield parcels offer maximum design flexibility and large contiguous footprints, but typically require full utility build-out — the speed-to-power story hinges on proximity to existing transmission.
What is the best greenfield datacenter site in Delaware?
By DC Readiness Score, EC Near Delaware City Plant in New Castle ranks first at 64.9/100, followed by OZ New Castle in New Castle at 64.8.
Which Delaware counties have the best greenfield sites?
The top 25 greenfield sites in Delaware are concentrated in New Castle (10), Sussex (10) and Kent (5).
How does Delaware score for datacenters overall?
All 288 scored sites in Delaware average 57.1/100 DC Readiness, the 3rd-highest of 52 states, against a national average of 53.0.
More on greenfield sites and Delaware
Greenfield sites in other states
- Greenfield sites in Texas· 1,276 sites
- Greenfield sites in Pennsylvania· 973 sites
- Greenfield sites in California· 941 sites
- Greenfield sites in Illinois· 913 sites
- Greenfield sites in Florida· 791 sites
- Greenfield sites in Michigan· 719 sites
- Greenfield sites in Ohio· 680 sites
- Greenfield sites in Kentucky· 640 sites
Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.
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 November 12, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: GridCensus, “Greenfield datacenter sites in Delaware”, https://gridcensus.com/site-types/greenfield/delaware (data as of November 12, 2026).
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