New Castle County, Delaware · PJM

DC Readiness
73.2
Excellent / 100

HOPE CREEK is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in New Castle County, Delaware, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 73.2/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 1,000 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.1 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationHOPE CREEK
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage500 kV
Available capacity1,000 MW
LMP zonePJM_DOM
Wholesale LMP$43.92/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.10¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionPJM
Queue depth864
Avg queue wait3.1 yrs
Recent queue wait3.6 yrs
Completion rate20%
Withdrawal rate80%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPUSNAMES-NET
IXP distance19.0 mi
Fiber providers7
Fiber coverage95.0%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-1
Cloud region distance108.5 mi

Site characteristics

Parcel ownerATLANTIC CITY ELECTRIC CO
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability100.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, High Intensity

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund sitePSEG SALEM HOPE CREEK GENERATING STATIONS
Hazard sub-score72/100
Construction cost index101.2 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterUSNAMES-NET
DC distance19.0 mi
Nearest rail8.3 mi
Nearest gas pipeline5.7 mi
Nearest fiber route15.3 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (18)
DC tax incentiveNo
Commercial electricity10.48¢/kWh
Industrial electricity5.76¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,100
Heating degree days4,500
Land price / acre$11,212

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
100
Speed to power15%
39
Fiber connectivity12%
74
Energy cost10%
84
Water risk8%
84
Natural hazard8%
72
Buildability7%
100
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
65
Land / acreage3%
37
Construction cost3%
66
Gas pipeline2%
82
Tax incentive2%
0
Climate / cooling2%
70

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near HOPE CREEK
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
ROCK SPRINGSSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW1.5 yrs80.4
RED LIONSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW1.5 yrs77.9
KEENEYSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW1.5 yrs76.8
HARMONYSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.5 yrs75.4
UNKNOWN128201Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.5 yrs74.6
UNKNOWN129069Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.5 yrs74.1
HARMONYSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.0 yrs74.1
EDGEMOORSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.0 yrs73.1

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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