Erving Paper Mills

Brownfield

Erving, Franklin, Massachusetts · Erving Paper Mills Inc

Legacy capacity
3
MW

Erving Paper Mills is a oil plant in Erving, Franklin, Massachusetts, retired 2011-01-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 3 MW of generation, so the grid hookup, transmission rights, and often cooling-water access are already in place — collapsing the speed-to-power timeline versus a greenfield build.

Former use & capacity

Former useoil plant
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity3 MW
Retirement date2011-01-01
EIA plant ID#54228

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation1.2 mi
OperatorErving Paper Mills Inc
Operator address97 East Main St, Erving, MA, 1344
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a oil plant of this scale leaves behind a high-capacity grid interconnection that a new load can re-use, frequently shaving years off the interconnection queue. Retired-plant sites also tend to be already zoned for heavy industrial use with established road, rail, and water infrastructure.

Nearby datacenter candidate sites

Scored candidate sites near Erving Paper Mills, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Erving Paper Mills
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
FITZWILLIAMSubstation-AdjacentNHCheshire County345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs65.8
AMHERSTSubstation-AdjacentMAFranklin County345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs64.8
Riverside HolyokeBrownfieldMAHampden1 MW64.3
MOUNT TOMSubstation-AdjacentMAHampshire County115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs63.4
VERMONT YANKEESubstation-AdjacentMAFranklin County345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs62.9
UNKNOWN133478Substation-AdjacentMAHampshire County115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs62.7
NORTHFIELDSubstation-AdjacentMAFranklin County345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs62.6
UNKNOWN140782Substation-AdjacentMAHampshire County115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs62.2

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Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

Brownfield attributes are derived from EIA retired-generator and EPA public data. Existing capacity reflects the retired plant's historical nameplate, not deliverable interconnection for a new load. Confirm reusable interconnection rights, remediation status, and site availability with the utility, ISO, and current owner.

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