Fitchburg Gas & Electric Light Company

Brownfield

Fitchburg, Massachusetts

Legacy capacity
1
MW

Fitchburg Gas & Electric Light Company is a former manufacturing site in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 1 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 useformer manufacturing site
Site typeepa_brownfield
Existing capacity1 MW
Acreage20 ac

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation3.2 mi
Cleanup statuscleanup_complete
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a former manufacturing site 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 Fitchburg Gas & Electric Light Company, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Fitchburg Gas & Electric Light Company
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
BEDFORDSubstation-AdjacentNHHillsborough County230 kV300 MW3.5 yrs75.6
GRANITE RIDGESubstation-AdjacentNHHillsborough County230 kV300 MW3.5 yrs74.7
UNKNOWN137065Substation-AdjacentNHHillsborough County230 kV300 MW3.5 yrs73.7
UNKNOWN132736Substation-AdjacentNHHillsborough County230 kV300 MW3.5 yrs72.6
UNKNOWN133682Substation-AdjacentMAMiddlesex County450 kV600 MW3.5 yrs71.8
AMHERSTSubstation-AdjacentNHHillsborough County345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs71.3
LAWRENCE ROADSubstation-AdjacentMAMiddlesex County345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs70.1
UNKNOWN132736Substation-AdjacentNHHillsborough County115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs70.1

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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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