Gillette SBMC

Brownfield

Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts · The Gillette Company

Legacy capacity
7
MW

Gillette SBMC is a natural gas plant in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, retired 2010-01-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 7 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 usenatural gas plant
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity7 MW
Retirement date2010-01-01
EIA plant ID#54225

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.7 mi
OperatorThe Gillette Company
Operator addressOne Gillette Park, Boston, MA, 2127
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a natural gas 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 Gillette SBMC, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Gillette SBMC
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
ANP BELLINGHAM ENERGY PROJECTSubstation-AdjacentMANorfolk County345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs72.9
KINGSTON STREETSubstation-AdjacentMASuffolk County345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs72.2
TEWKSBURY NO. 22ASubstation-AdjacentMAMiddlesex County345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs71.3
K STREETSubstation-AdjacentMASuffolk County345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs71.1
WALTHAMSubstation-AdjacentMAMiddlesex County230 kV300 MW3.5 yrs70.9
NORTH CAMBRIDGESubstation-AdjacentMASuffolk County345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs70.6
TEWKSBURY SUBSTATIONSubstation-AdjacentMAMiddlesex County230 kV300 MW3.5 yrs70.5
GOLDEN HILLSSubstation-AdjacentMASuffolk County345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs70.4

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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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