New Bedford High School Solar

Brownfield

New Bedford, Massachusetts

Legacy capacity
1
MW

New Bedford High School Solar is a former brownfield site in New Bedford, 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 brownfield site
Site typeepa_brownfield
Existing capacity1 MW
Acreage3 ac

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation2.4 mi
Cleanup statuscleanup_complete
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a former brownfield 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 New Bedford High School Solar, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near New Bedford High School Solar
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
ANP BELLINGHAM ENERGY PROJECTSubstation-AdjacentMANorfolk County345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs72.9
FALL RIVERSubstation-AdjacentRIBristol County345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs68.8
UNKNOWN136319Substation-AdjacentRIProvidence County115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs68.6
UNKNOWN133428Substation-AdjacentMAPlymouth County345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs68.1
NORTH ATTLEBOROSubstation-AdjacentMANorfolk County115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs66.9
PAWTUCKETSubstation-AdjacentRIBristol County115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs65.8
MINK STREETSubstation-AdjacentRIBristol County115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs65.7
Greenfield (BERRY STREET - FALL RIVER (345)GreenfieldMANorfolk County345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs65.7

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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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