Dan River

Brownfield

Rockingham County, North Carolina · PJM

DC Readiness
70.7
Excellent / 100

Dan River is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Rockingham County, North Carolina, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 70.7/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 388 MW of candidate capacity.

Power & interconnection

Substation distance0.1 mi
Available capacity388 MW
Utility commercial rate0.10¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionPJM
Queue depth177

Connectivity

Nearest IXPCyrusOne NC-1
IXP distance60.3 mi
Fiber providers5
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regioneastus
Cloud region distance75.0 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Former usecoal
Existing capacity388 MW
Retirement date2012-10-01

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteDUKE ENERGY CAROLINAS LLC DAN RIVER COMBINED CYCLE FACILITY
Hazard sub-score48/100
Construction cost index79.8 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterBrandaleone Lab for Data and Visualization
DC distance54.9 mi
Nearest rail0.7 mi
Nearest gas pipeline1.6 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (42)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity10.18¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.16¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,600
Heating degree days3,300
Land price / acre$5,089

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%
75
Speed to power15%
52
Fiber connectivity12%
69
Energy cost10%
100
Water risk8%
88
Natural hazard8%
48
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
50
Land / acreage3%
71
Construction cost3%
84
Gas pipeline2%
95
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
45

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Dan River
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
DAN RIVERSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.1 yrs67.2
UNKNOWN113954Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs63.7
UNKNOWN113955Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs62.9
UNKNOWN113958Substation-Adjacent100 kV50 MW4.3 yrs61.6
UNKNOWN113574Substation-Adjacent100 kV50 MW4.3 yrs61.2
Greenfield (UNKNOWN111010 - UNKNOWN113955)Greenfield230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs61.0
UNKNOWN113959Substation-Adjacent100 kV50 MW4.3 yrs60.1
UNKNOWN113579Substation-Adjacent100 kV50 MW4.3 yrs59.9

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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