JAMES E. ROGERS ENERGY COMPLEX

Substation-Adjacent

Cleveland County, North Carolina · SERC

DC Readiness
77.6
Excellent / 100

JAMES E. ROGERS ENERGY COMPLEX is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Cleveland County, North Carolina, interconnecting through SERC. It screens at 77.6/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 1,000 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationJAMES E. ROGERS ENERGY COMPLEX
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage500 kV
Available capacity1,000 MW
Utility commercial rate0.11¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionSERC
Queue depth1
Avg queue wait3.7 yrs
Recent queue wait3.5 yrs
Completion rate15%
Withdrawal rate85%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPT5@Charlotte
IXP distance20.7 mi
Fiber providers5
Fiber coverage30.3%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-east1
Cloud region distance171.5 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeSubstation-Adjacent
Parcel ownerDUKE ENERGY CAROLINAS, LLC
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability100.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, High Intensity
Former usecoal
Existing capacity1,010 MW
Retirement date2011-10-01

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteDUKE ENERGY CAROLINAS CLIFFSIDE STEAM
Hazard sub-score48/100
Construction cost index79.1 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterMeta Forest City datacenter
DC distance7.7 mi
Nearest rail0.2 mi
Nearest gas pipeline3.3 mi
Nearest fiber route145.9 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (42)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.05¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.86¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,600
Heating degree days3,300
Land price / acre$6,086
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Incentive detail: Sales tax exemption on DC equipment and electricity for $75M+ investments; property tax abatement.

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
100
Speed to power15%
80
Fiber connectivity12%
38
Energy cost10%
90
Water risk8%
84
Natural hazard8%
48
Buildability7%
100
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
85
Land / acreage3%
60
Construction cost3%
84
Gas pipeline2%
89
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
45

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near JAMES E. ROGERS ENERGY COMPLEX
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN111199Substation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW3.7 yrs79.9
SHELBY TIESubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs73.9
Greenfield (UNKNOWN111199 - MCGUIRE)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW3.7 yrs68.8
Greenfield (CLIFFSIDE - SHELBY TIE)Greenfield230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs68.2
Greenfield (UNKNOWN111199 - MCGUIRE)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW3.7 yrs67.8
UNKNOWN111310Substation-Adjacent100 kV50 MW4.3 yrs64.7
UNKNOWN111308Substation-Adjacent100 kV50 MW4.3 yrs64.5
UNKNOWN111317Substation-Adjacent100 kV50 MW3.7 yrs63.8

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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