Shepaug

Brownfield

Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut · ISO-NE

DC Readiness
55.3
Good / 100

Shepaug is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut, interconnecting through ISO-NE. It screens at 55.3/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 49 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.5 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Available capacity49 MW
LMP zoneISONE_CT
Wholesale LMP$66.59/MWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionISO-NE
Queue depth18
Avg queue wait3.5 yrs
Recent queue wait3.5 yrs
Completion rate25%
Withdrawal rate75%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPSD / Comsat Southbury Ground Station
IXP distance0.4 mi
Fiber providers2
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-1
Cloud region distance276.5 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Parcel ownerFirstLight Hydro Generating Company
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability85.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Barren Land
Former useoil
Existing capacity49 MW

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone AE (SFHA)
Water stress (WRI)0.60
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteFIRSTLIGHT SHEPAUG STATION
Hazard sub-score55/100
Construction cost index100.0 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterSD / Comsat Southbury Ground Station
DC distance0.4 mi
Nearest rail1.6 mi
Nearest gas pipeline1.0 mi
Nearest fiber route62.4 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (20)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Cooling degree days700
Heating degree days5,800
Land price / acre$14,669

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

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
29
Speed to power15%
44
Fiber connectivity12%
88
Energy cost10%
0
Water risk8%
88
Natural hazard8%
55
Buildability7%
85
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
100
Land / acreage3%
40
Construction cost3%
67
Gas pipeline2%
97
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
90

Nearby comparable sites

Other scored datacenter candidate sites in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, ranked by DC Readiness.

Sites near Shepaug
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
FROST BRIDGESubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs70.0
NOERASubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs65.7
FREIGHTSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs65.7
TAP136563Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs65.0
SOUTHINGTONSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs63.5
THOMASTONSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs63.3
BALDWINSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs63.2
BEACON FALLSSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs63.0

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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