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Datacenter Sites in Greater Bridgeport County, Connecticut

Greater Bridgeport County has 81 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 58.2/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 2,750 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Relatively Low". The county has a datacenter tax incentive on record.

At a glance

Greater Bridgeport County, Connecticut has 81 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 58.2/100 DC Readiness, roughly in line with the Connecticut average of 56.7. It ranks 6th of 13 Connecticut counties by number of sites and 1st by average score. The top-scoring site is BRIDGEPORT RESCO at 71.7/100.

81
Candidate sites
58.2/100
Avg DC Readiness
2,750 MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
Relatively Low
Hazard rating
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Top 25 in Greater Bridgeport County

Site-selection context for Greater Bridgeport County

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Datacenter tax incentive
—
Commercial electricity
—
Industrial electricity
10
Fiber providers
Low
Water stress
$14,669
Land price / acre
700
Cooling degree days
5,800
Heating degree days
50°F
Mean annual temp

Incentive detail: Sales tax exemption on computer & data processing equipment.

How does Greater Bridgeport County compare with other counties in Connecticut?

By number of scored sites, Greater Bridgeport County ranks 6th of the 13 Connecticut counties with a county page, holding 8.8% of the state's 919 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 58.2/100 ranks 1st in the state and is roughly in line with the national average of 53.0. Nationally it has the 434th-largest site inventory of 2,964 counties with five or more sites. One site scores 70 or higher and 81 score 55 or higher.

What types of datacenter sites are in Greater Bridgeport County?

Industrial sites are the most common (53, 65% of the county's inventory), followed by substation-adjacent (24) and former mine (3). Site type reflects how the parcel was identified — next to a substation, on a former mine or brownfield, on industrial or federal excess land — and is scored on the same 14 factors either way.

What are power cost, hazard, water and fiber conditions in Greater Bridgeport County?

FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county "Relatively Low" (20). WRI water stress is low. 10 fiber providers report service in the county. The climate runs 700 cooling degree days a year with a mean temperature of 50°F. Land is valued around $14,669 an acre.

By site type

Top datacenter sites in Greater Bridgeport County

Top datacenter sites in Greater Bridgeport County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
BRIDGEPORT RESCOSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW4.3 yrs71.7
DEVONSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs65.0
NORWALK HARBORSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs63.3
COMPOSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs63.3
UNKNOWN172510Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs63.3
TAP140842Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs63.2
UNKNOWN140857Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs63.2
TAP140848Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs63.1
UNKNOWN129212Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.3 yrs62.6
BRIDGEPORT ENERGYSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs62.5
CONGRESS STSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs62.4
UNKNOWN133270Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs62.4
MILVONSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs62.3
UNKNOWN136406Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs62.3
DERBYSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs62.1
TAP140845Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs62.1
TAP140856Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs62.1
TAP140850Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs62.0
ASH CREEKSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs62.0
TAP141010Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.3 yrs61.9
HAWTHORNESubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs61.9
SMITHTOWNSubstation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs60.1
FLOWERFIELDSubstation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs59.8
STONY BROOKSubstation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs59.7
Former Contract PlatingIndustrial——4.3 yrs57.3

Every scored site in Greater Bridgeport County

All 81 sites, best first.

Greater Bridgeport County datacenter FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in Greater Bridgeport County?

81 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 58.2/100 DC Readiness. That is the 6th-most of 13 Connecticut counties with five or more sites.

What is the highest-scoring datacenter site in Greater Bridgeport County?

BRIDGEPORT RESCO scores 71.7/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 81 scored sites in Greater Bridgeport County (a substation-adjacent site).

Does Greater Bridgeport County offer datacenter tax incentives?

Sales tax exemption on computer & data processing equipment.

What is the natural-hazard risk in Greater Bridgeport County?

FEMA's National Risk Index rates Greater Bridgeport County as "Relatively Low" (score 20).

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About this data

Source: GridCensus composite of HIFLD transmission and substation data, EIA, FEMA National Risk Index, FCC broadband data, PeeringDB and ISO interconnection queues, as published November 12, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: GridCensus, “Datacenter candidate sites in Greater Bridgeport County, Connecticut”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/connecticut/greater-bridgeport-county (data as of November 12, 2026).

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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