Data centers and new power in Mecklenburg County, VA
130 MW of new power is waiting to connect to the grid in Mecklenburg County, VA — 2 active requests. Typical wait: 5.5 years. 6 projects are built, 45 withdrawn. Data as of 14 October 2026.
Is one near your house?
We have not mapped a large AI data center inside Mecklenburg County itself — but we track the biggest ones nationally, and requests to connect new power here are on the public record.
What is happening with electricity in Mecklenburg County
Every new power plant, battery or big customer has to join a waiting list before it can plug into the grid. This is what that list looks like in Mecklenburg County right now.
Where every request ever filed here ended up
Most requests in the US are withdrawn — a developer tests a site and moves on. That is normal, not a warning sign for Mecklenburg County.
What kind of power is asking to connect
By capacity requested. Data as of 14 October 2026.
All the numbers
54 requests ever filed
Source: interconnection queues published by PJM. Parsed and normalised by Watt Street. Data as of 14 October 2026. A queued project is a request, not a commitment.
Outcome of every request filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 6 | 517 MW | 11.1% |
| Still waiting | 2 | 130 MW | 3.7% |
| Withdrawn | 45 | 4.1 GW | 83.3% |
| Paused | 1 | — | 1.9% |
Waiting to connect, by type of power
| Type | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Solar | 1 | 80 MW |
| Batteries | 1 | 50 MW |
Key dates for projects here
no dated windows published
| Queue | What closes | Closes | Standing |
|---|---|---|---|
| PJM | Dominion GS-5 (Virginia SCC PUR-2025-00058) - ESAs signed on or after this date carry the 14-year term From this date the GS-5 large-load tariff carries a 14-year minimum term, alongside the reported 85% of contracted transmission demand minimum and $1… | No date published yet | disputed source |
| FERC | FERC large-load show cause — stakeholder comments on RTO responses Comments on the six RTO/ISO responses to the FPA section 206 show-cause orders of 18 June 2026 (PJM EL26-67, SPP EL26-68, NYISO EL26-69, MISO EL26-70… | No date published yet | unconfirmed source |
| FERC | FERC RM26-4 — generic large-load rulemaking Still at ANOPR stage. | No date published yet | confirmed source |
| FERC | Georgia PSC - Georgia Power must file large-load contracts 30 days before execution A standing obligation rather than a dated one: large-load contracts must be filed with the commission at least 30 days before they are executed. | No date published yet | confirmed source |
A date marked confirmed was checked by a person against the authority's own tariff, order or form page. Anything else is listed so you know it exists, with a link so you can check it yourself. Full calendar.
The biggest projects on file
top 15 by size
| Project | Type | Capacity | Status | Filed | Queue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerr Dam 115kV | Hydro | 267 MW | completed | 2005-09 | PJM |
| Boydton Plank Road 115 kV | Solar | 260 MW | withdrawn | 2021-07 | PJM |
| Boydton Plank Road 115 kV | Batteries | 260 MW | withdrawn | 2022-04 | PJM |
| Boydton Plank Road 115 kV | Batteries | 200 MW | withdrawn | 2021-03 | PJM |
| Boydton Plank Road 115 kV | Solar | 150 MW | withdrawn | 2021-03 | PJM |
| Central VA- Chase City 115kV | Solar | 150 MW | withdrawn | 2022-03 | PJM |
| Chase City- Herbert Plant Substation 115kV | Solar | 149 MW | withdrawn | 2021-09 | PJM |
| Briery-Clover 230 kV | Solar | 144 MW | withdrawn | 2018-03 | PJM |
| Kerr Dam - Chase City 115 kV | Solar | 130 MW | withdrawn | 2021-09 | PJM |
| Briery-Clover 230 kV | Solar | 122 MW | withdrawn | 2019-03 | PJM |
| Chase City-Drakes Branch 115 kV | Solar | 119 MW | withdrawn | 2020-09 | PJM |
| Chase City-Drakes Branch 115 kV | Batteries | 119 MW | withdrawn | 2021-03 | PJM |
| Chase City-Herbert 115 kV | Solar | 115 MW | withdrawn | 2021-09 | PJM |
| Kerr Dam-Ridge Road 115 kV | Batteries | 110 MW | withdrawn | 2019-02 | PJM |
| Briery-Clover 230 kV | Solar | 107 MW | withdrawn | 2020-08 | PJM |
How Mecklenburg County compares
#1050 in the US · #38 in VA
Mecklenburg County ranks #1050 of 1,607 US counties by power waiting to connect, and #38 of 71 in Virginia.
| County | Waiting | Capacity queued |
|---|---|---|
| Brunswick County | 9 | 3.4 GW |
| Fluvanna County | 3 | 2.6 GW |
| Sussex County | 7 | 2.5 GW |
| Greensville County | 4 | 1.9 GW |
| Chesterfield County | 9 | 1.5 GW |
| Charlotte County | 6 | 1.4 GW |
| Caroline County | 6 | 1.1 GW |
| Buckingham County | 4 | 996 MW |
Common questions about power in Mecklenburg County
How long does it take to get power for a data center in Mecklenburg County, VA?
The median wait for a project still in the interconnection queue in Mecklenburg County is 5.5 years. Across the US, most large loads are quoted three to seven years depending on the market and whether network upgrades are needed. 6 projects in Mecklenburg County have reached energization and 45 were withdrawn, so the withdrawal rate here is a better guide to risk than any single quoted timeline.
How much capacity is available in Mecklenburg County, VA?
130 MW is currently requested across 2 active interconnection requests, and 517 MW has actually been built. A queued megawatt is a request, not deliverable capacity — most queued projects are never built. For deliverable offtake capacity at a specific substation you need a utility study, not a queue.
Is Mecklenburg County, VA a good site for a data center?
This page gives you the power half of that answer: what is queued, what has been energized, how long the wait runs, and which large load interconnection requests are already recorded nearby. The other half — the state policy position, moratoriums and large load tariffs — is on our Virginia policy page.
Where does the data on this page come from?
The interconnection queue published by the transmission providers serving Mecklenburg County — PJM — parsed and normalised by Watt Street. Every figure carries the date it was true. Data as of 14 October 2026.
Go deeper on Mecklenburg County
The interactive map plots every one of these applications, and a generated county report puts them in a sourced PDF with the date each figure was true on every page.
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