Manassas Park city, Virginia · PJM

DC Readiness
73.3
Excellent / 100

CLIFTON is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Manassas Park city, Virginia, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 73.3/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 1,000 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.1 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationCLIFTON
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage500 kV
Available capacity1,000 MW
LMP zonePJM_DOM
Wholesale LMP$43.92/MWh

Speed to power

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

Connectivity

Nearest IXPQTS Manassas (MAN1)
IXP distance5.0 mi
Fiber providers2
Fiber coverage93.7%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-1
Cloud region distance17.0 mi

Site characteristics

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

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone AE (SFHA)
Water stress (WRI)0.60
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteSHEETZ 749
Hazard sub-score45/100
Construction cost index86.8 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterEquinix DC14
DC distance3.8 mi
Nearest rail1.6 mi
Nearest gas pipeline0.6 mi
Nearest fiber route3.7 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (30)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Cooling degree days1,300
Heating degree days4,000
Land price / acre$5,900

Incentive detail: Sales tax exemption on DC equipment for $150M+ investments (2025: $100M+); MEGA site program.

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
100
Speed to power15%
44
Fiber connectivity12%
93
Energy cost10%
71
Water risk8%
88
Natural hazard8%
45
Buildability7%
45
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
95
Land / acreage3%
46
Construction cost3%
78
Gas pipeline2%
98
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
60

Nearby comparable sites

Other scored datacenter candidate sites in Manassas Park city, ranked by DC Readiness.

Sites near CLIFTON
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
JOHNSON DPSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.1 yrs77.0
UNKNOWN116835Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.1 yrs76.4
BATTERY HEIGHTS DPSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.1 yrs75.9
LOUDONSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW3.1 yrs75.9
CUB-RUN DPSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.1 yrs74.9
ARCOLASubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.1 yrs74.5
MOORESubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.1 yrs74.1
TAP139211Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.1 yrs73.9

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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