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EC Coal Fairfield County

Greenfield

Fairfield County, Connecticut · ISO-NE

DC Readiness
52.9
Fair / 100

EC Coal Fairfield County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Fairfield County, Connecticut, interconnecting through ISO-NE. It screens at 52.9/100 DC Readiness and a 3.5 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

LMP zoneISONE_CT
Wholesale LMP$66.59/MWh
UtilityCONNECTICUT LIGHT & POWER COinvestor ownedmoderate to large load · terms ≥ 50 MW

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookModerate
≈ 3.5 yrs typical interconnection wait

Middle-of-the-pack interconnection conditions for this grid.

ISO / RTO regionISO-NE
Queue depth8
Avg queue wait3.5 yrs
Recent queue wait3.5 yrs
Completion rate25%
Withdrawal rate75%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPAphorio Carter Trumbull Data Center
IXP distance3.9 mi
Fiber providers10
Fiber coverage93.5%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-1
Cloud region distance271.2 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactFairfield County County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability100.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, High Intensity
Former usecoal adjacent

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintLow (30/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.60
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteMANN FERN CO
Hazard sub-score40/100
Construction cost index100.0 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterDigital Realty New York HVN10
DC distance3.9 mi
Nearest rail0.9 mi
Nearest gas pipeline2.1 mi
Nearest fiber route57.9 mi

Regulatory climate

Moderatestate posture · as of 2026-08

No notable statewide DC restriction on record; confirm local zoning and utility tariffs.

DC tax incentiveNo / suspended

Site location

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≥ 7560–7540–60≤ 40
This site + 8 nearby

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Full DC Readiness breakdown

All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power20%
54
Fiber connectivity12%
96
Energy cost10%
0
Water risk7%
67
Natural hazard6%
40
Buildability7%
100
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
80
Land / acreage3%
58
Construction cost3%
67
Gas pipeline2%
93
Tax incentive1%
0
Climate / cooling1%
50

Nearby comparable sites

Other scored datacenter candidate sites in Fairfield County, ranked by DC Readiness.

Sites near EC Coal Fairfield County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
EC Near Devon StationGreenfield——3.5 yrs52.4
EC Near Bridgeport StationGreenfield——3.5 yrs52.2
EC Near Bridgeport StationGreenfield——3.5 yrs50.4
EC Near Norwalk Hospital PlantGreenfield——3.5 yrs49.6
EC FFE Fairfield CountyGreenfield——3.5 yrs48.9
EC Near Bridgeport StationGreenfield——3.5 yrs48.0
EC Near Bridgeport StationGreenfield——3.5 yrs47.8
EC Near Bridgeport StationGreenfield——3.5 yrs47.3

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

Figures are screening estimates derived from public infrastructure data. Catalogued capacity reflects theoretical candidate capacity, not deliverable or committed interconnection. Confirm all values with the utility, ISO, and on-the-ground due diligence.

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