Mass Inst Tech Cntrl Utilities/Cogen Plt
BrownfieldCambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts · Massachusetts Inst of Tech
Mass Inst Tech Cntrl Utilities/Cogen Plt is a natural gas plant in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, retired 2021-04-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 21 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
Grid hookup & remediation
Site conditions & market — Middlesex County
County-level intelligence for this site's location — the power economics, water, hazard, connectivity, and workforce a developer screens before ever visiting. Assembled from FEMA NRI, BLS QCEW, FCC BDC, USGS water-use, and EIA.
Market & workforce
Power economics & interconnection
Water & cooling
Hazard, flood & connectivity
County-level context — address-level utility offerings and flood zoning vary within the county. Confirm site-specific service with the utility and a Phase I ESA.
Nearby brownfield & retired-generation sites
A proximity screen of other retired-plant, contaminated, and EPA-flagged sites near Mass Inst Tech Cntrl Utilities/Cogen Plt — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.
| Site | Former use | Legacy MW | Distance | Cleanup status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mystic Generating Station | natural gas plant | 2,844 | 2.5 mi | — |
| Salem Harbor | oil plant | 805 | 15.9 mi | — |
| New Boston Generating Station | natural gas plant | 718 | 3.4 mi | — |
| Tanner Street Generation | natural gas plant | 151 | 21.8 mi | — |
| Potter Station 2 | natural gas plant | 106 | 10.8 mi | — |
| Kendall Square Station | natural gas plant | 60 | 0.8 mi | — |
| General Electric Aircraft Engines | natural gas plant | 54 | 8.7 mi | — |
| Exelon Edgar LLC | oil plant | 28 | 10.6 mi | — |
Derived from GridCensus's retired-generator & EPA brownfield dataset. Not a substitute for an ASTM E1527 Phase I environmental radius report.
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Nearby datacenter candidate sites
Scored candidate sites near Mass Inst Tech Cntrl Utilities/Cogen Plt, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | State | County | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MYSTIC | Substation-Adjacent | MA | Suffolk County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.9 yrs | 71.3 |
| K STREET | Substation-Adjacent | MA | Suffolk County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.9 yrs | 71.2 |
| KINGSTON STREET | Substation-Adjacent | MA | Suffolk County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.9 yrs | 66.3 |
| NORTH CAMBRIDGE | Substation-Adjacent | MA | Suffolk County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.9 yrs | 66.1 |
| WAKEFIELD JUNCTION | Substation-Adjacent | MA | Suffolk County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.9 yrs | 66.0 |
| TEWKSBURY NO. 22A | Substation-Adjacent | MA | Middlesex County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.9 yrs | 65.2 |
| LEXINGTON | Substation-Adjacent | MA | Middlesex County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.9 yrs | 65.1 |
| GOLDEN HILLS | Substation-Adjacent | MA | Suffolk County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.9 yrs | 65.0 |
Nearby internet exchanges
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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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