Northeastern Connecticut County, Connecticut · NYISO

DC Readiness
56.1
Good / 100

FRY BROOK is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Northeastern Connecticut County, Connecticut, interconnecting through NYISO. It screens at 56.1/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 100 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.5 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationFRY BROOK
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage115 kV
Available capacity100 MW
LMP zoneNYISO_CAPITL
Wholesale LMP$55.47/MWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionNYISO
Queue depth426
Avg queue wait3.5 yrs
Recent queue wait3.5 yrs
Completion rate8%
Withdrawal rate92%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPLumen New London
IXP distance24.8 mi
Fiber providers2
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-1
Cloud region distance344.0 mi

Site characteristics

Parcel ownerCONNECTICUT LIGHT & POWER CO
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Pasture/Hay

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.60
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score80/100
Construction cost index110.8 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterLumen New London
DC distance24.8 mi
Nearest rail1.4 mi
Nearest gas pipeline12.4 mi
Nearest fiber route24.2 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%
56
Speed to power15%
26
Fiber connectivity12%
59
Energy cost10%
30
Water risk8%
91
Natural hazard8%
80
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
60
Land / acreage3%
31
Construction cost3%
58
Gas pipeline2%
60
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
90

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near FRY BROOK
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
LAKE ROADSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs68.2
Greenfield (SHERMAN ROAD - KILLINGLY)Greenfield345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs57.9
TRACYSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs57.0
TAP136579Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs56.4
Greenfield (LAKE ROAD - CARD`)Greenfield345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs55.5
Greenfield (KILLINGLY - TAP136581)Greenfield115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs54.1
MANSFIELDSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs54.1
Greenfield (LAKE ROAD - CARD`)Greenfield345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs52.3

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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