Former Mine Datacenter Sites in Virginia
At a glance
Decommissioned or active mining land. Mine sites often retain heavy electrical service and water rights from prior operations, and many sit near coal-plant substations now freeing up grid capacity.
Top former mine sites in Virginia
| Site | Type | County | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Loudoun County | — | — | 5.1 yrs | 55.9 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Manassas County | — | — | 5.1 yrs | 55.8 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Prince William County | — | — | 5.1 yrs | 55.6 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Prince William County | — | — | 5.1 yrs | 55.6 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Fairfax County | — | — | 5.1 yrs | 55.3 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Loudoun County | — | — | 5.1 yrs | 54.9 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Lee County | — | — | 5.1 yrs | 54.8 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Virginia Beach County | — | — | 5.1 yrs | 54.6 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Henrico County | — | — | 5.1 yrs | 54.5 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Virginia Beach County | — | — | 5.1 yrs | 54.5 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Lee County | — | — | 5.1 yrs | 54.4 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Lee County | — | — | 5.1 yrs | 54.4 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Lee County | — | — | 5.1 yrs | 54.4 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Chesapeake County | — | — | 5.1 yrs | 54.4 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Lee County | — | — | 5.1 yrs | 54.4 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Lee County | — | — | 5.1 yrs | 54.4 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Richmond County | — | — | 5.1 yrs | 54.4 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Lee County | — | — | 5.1 yrs | 54.4 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Lee County | — | — | 5.1 yrs | 54.3 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Lee County | — | — | 5.1 yrs | 54.3 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Lee County | — | — | 5.1 yrs | 54.3 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Lee County | — | — | 5.1 yrs | 54.3 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Lee County | — | — | 5.1 yrs | 54.3 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Lee County | — | — | 5.1 yrs | 54.3 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Lee County | — | — | 5.1 yrs | 54.3 |
How does Virginia compare with other states for former mine sites?
With 1,614 sites, Virginia ranks 4th of the 50 states that have any former mine candidate sites. Kentucky leads with 5,049. Nationally, former mine sites average 49.7/100 DC Readiness, below the 53.0 average across all site types. Across every site type, Virginia averages 52.2, the 37th-highest of 52 states, and its candidate sites face an average interconnection-queue wait of 5.1 years.
Where are the highest-scoring former mine sites in Virginia?
The top 25 range from 55.9 to 54.3 on the 0–100 DC Readiness Score. They are concentrated in Lee County (14), Loudoun County (2), Prince William County (2) and Virginia Beach County (2). By grid region, 14 are in SERC and 11 are in PJM.
County pages: Lee County · Loudoun County · Prince William County · Virginia Beach County
What power, fiber and flood exposure do these former mine sites have?
Their counties have a median of 2 fixed fiber broadband providers in FCC data. The median distance to the nearest internet exchange facility is 82 km. The median interconnection-queue wait in their markets is 5.1 years. None of the 6 with a mapped FEMA flood zone sits in a high-risk (A or V) zone. 6 lie within 25 km of a binding transmission constraint.
Frequently asked questions
How many former mine datacenter sites are in Virginia?
GridCensus catalogs 1,614 former mine datacenter candidate sites in Virginia, 6% of the national total for this type (4th of 50 states).
What is a former mine datacenter site?
Decommissioned or active mining land. Mine sites often retain heavy electrical service and water rights from prior operations, and many sit near coal-plant substations now freeing up grid capacity.
What is the best former mine datacenter site in Virginia?
By DC Readiness Score, Mine Site in Loudoun County ranks first at 55.9/100, followed by Mine Site in Manassas County at 55.8.
Which Virginia counties have the best former mine sites?
The top 25 former mine sites in Virginia are concentrated in Lee County (14), Loudoun County (2), Prince William County (2) and Virginia Beach County (2).
How does Virginia score for datacenters overall?
All 5,871 scored sites in Virginia average 52.2/100 DC Readiness, the 37th-highest of 52 states, against a national average of 53.0.
More on former mine sites and Virginia
- All datacenter sites in Virginia· 5,871 sites
- Former Mine datacenter sites nationwide· 26,205 sites
- Shovel-Ready sites in Virginia· 1,752 sites
- Manufacturing sites in Virginia· 938 sites
- Substation-Adjacent sites in Virginia· 733 sites
- Industrial sites in Virginia· 412 sites
- Greenfield sites in Virginia· 409 sites
- Brownfield sites in Virginia· 12 sites
Former Mine sites in other states
- Former Mine sites in Kentucky· 5,049 sites
- Former Mine sites in Pennsylvania· 3,356 sites
- Former Mine sites in West Virginia· 2,495 sites
- Former Mine sites in Alabama· 1,069 sites
- Former Mine sites in Texas· 935 sites
- Former Mine sites in Ohio· 925 sites
- Former Mine sites in Tennessee· 661 sites
- Former Mine sites in New York· 611 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, “Former Mine datacenter sites in Virginia”, https://gridcensus.com/site-types/mine/virginia (data as of November 12, 2026).
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