169 Main Street (American Electric Cable Block Area)
IndustrialNortheastern Connecticut County, Connecticut · ISO-NE
At a glance
169 Main Street (American Electric Cable Block Area) is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Northeastern Connecticut County, Connecticut, scoring 53.5/100 DC Readiness — 16th of 32 scored sites in the county. It sits in the ISO-NE grid region and the CONNECTICUT LIGHT & POWER CO service territory, where interconnection has averaged 4.3 years from request to operation.
Power & interconnection
Speed to power
Middle-of-the-pack interconnection conditions for this grid.
Connectivity
Site characteristics
Risk & environment
Location context
Regulatory climate
No notable statewide DC restriction on record; confirm local zoning and utility tariffs.
Incentive detail: Sales tax exemption on computer & data processing equipment.
Site location
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How does 169 Main Street (American Electric Cable Block Area) compare with other sites in Northeastern Connecticut County?
169 Main Street (American Electric Cable Block Area) ranks 16th of 32 scored candidate sites in Northeastern Connecticut County. Its 53.5/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 55.0. It is roughly in line with the Connecticut average of 56.7 and roughly in line with the national average of 53.2.
Against the Connecticut average, its strongest sub-score is natural hazard (80 vs 77) and its weakest is fiber connectivity (79 vs 92). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.
How close is 169 Main Street (American Electric Cable Block Area) to power, fiber and other datacenters?
For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Crown Castle Worcester (474 Main) at 20.7 miles. The closest operating datacenter on record is Crown Castle Worcester (474 Main), 20.7 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at 169 Main Street (American Electric Cable Block Area)?
At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Northeastern Connecticut County "Relatively Low".
Full DC Readiness breakdown
All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.
Nearby comparable sites
Other scored datacenter candidate sites in Northeastern Connecticut County, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KILLINGLY | Substation-Adjacent | 345 kV | 600 MW | 4.3 yrs | 65.8 |
| MANSFIELD | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 4.3 yrs | 59.8 |
| Greenfield (LAKE ROAD - CARD`) | Greenfield | 345 kV | 600 MW | 4.3 yrs | 59.7 |
| FRY BROOK | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 4.3 yrs | 59.6 |
| TAP136579 | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 4.3 yrs | 59.4 |
| TAP136582 | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 4.3 yrs | 59.4 |
| EAST WEBSTER | Substation-Adjacent | 69 kV | 50 MW | 4.3 yrs | 58.9 |
| PUTNAM | Federal Excess | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 54.0 |
169 Main Street (American Electric Cable Block Area): common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of 169 Main Street (American Electric Cable Block Area)?
169 Main Street (American Electric Cable Block Area) scores 53.5/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 16th of 32 scored sites in Northeastern Connecticut County. The Northeastern Connecticut County average is 55.0 and the Connecticut average is 56.7.
Which electric utility serves 169 Main Street (American Electric Cable Block Area)?
CONNECTICUT LIGHT & POWER CO (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site; its holding company is EVERSOURCE.
What grid region is 169 Main Street (American Electric Cable Block Area) in?
169 Main Street (American Electric Cable Block Area) is in the ISO-NE region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 4.3-year wait from queue request to operation.
How far is 169 Main Street (American Electric Cable Block Area) from an internet exchange?
The nearest internet exchange facility is Crown Castle Worcester (474 Main), about 20.7 miles away.
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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 October 10, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: GridCensus, “169 Main Street (American Electric Cable Block Area), Northeastern Connecticut County, CT”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/connecticut/northeastern-connecticut-county/169-main-street-american-electric-cable-block-area-bb565ba2 (data as of October 10, 2026).
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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