Howard County, Maryland · PJM

DC Readiness
74.6
Excellent / 100

BRIGHTON is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Howard County, Maryland, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 74.6/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 1,000 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.1 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationBRIGHTON
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 IXPDatabridge Sites Silver Spring
IXP distance8.3 mi
Fiber providers7
Fiber coverage97.3%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-1
Cloud region distance26.7 mi

Site characteristics

Parcel ownerBALTIMORE GAS & ELECTRIC CO
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability45.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Deciduous Forest

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score78/100
Construction cost index116.0 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterLincoln Rackhouse Maryland
DC distance8.3 mi
Nearest rail8.7 mi
Nearest gas pipeline1.1 mi
Nearest fiber route10.0 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (22)
DC tax incentiveYes (property_tax_credits)
Commercial electricity9.87¢/kWh
Industrial electricity8.74¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,300
Heating degree days4,400
Land price / acre$12,622

Incentive detail: Enterprise Zone property tax credits; personal property tax credits on DC equipment.

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%
87
Energy cost10%
83
Water risk8%
88
Natural hazard8%
78
Buildability7%
45
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
95
Land / acreage3%
34
Construction cost3%
53
Gas pipeline2%
96
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
60

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near BRIGHTON
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
SANDY SPRINGSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.1 yrs75.8
HIGH RIDGESubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.1 yrs74.7
TAP139087Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.1 yrs74.2
WILDE LAKESubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.1 yrs73.7
HOWARDSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.1 yrs73.2
UNKNOWN122985Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.1 yrs73.2
Greenfield (BRIGHTON - WAUGH CHAPEL)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW3.1 yrs73.1
TAP139171Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.1 yrs72.0

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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