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The Brewery Building

Industrial

South Central Connecticut County, Connecticut · ISO-NE

DC Readiness
55.8
Good / 100

At a glance

The Brewery Building is an industrial datacenter candidate site in South Central Connecticut County, Connecticut, scoring 55.8/100 DC Readiness — 64th of 100 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

UtilityCONNECTICUT LIGHT & POWER COinvestor ownedmoderate to large load · terms ≥ 50 MW

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookModerate
≈ 4.9 yrs typical interconnection wait

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

ISO / RTO regionISO-NE
Queue depth8
Avg queue wait4.3 yrs
Recent queue wait4.9 yrs
Completion rate25%
Withdrawal rate75%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPLumen New Haven
IXP distance1.2 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeIndustrial

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintLow (25/100)
Flood zoneZone AE (SFHA)
Water stress (WRI)Low
Wetlands (NWI)—
Critical habitat—
Superfund nearby—
Hazard sub-score65/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterLumen West Haven
DC distance3.6 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

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

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

Site location

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

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How does The Brewery Building compare with other sites in South Central Connecticut County?

The Brewery Building ranks 64th of 100 scored candidate sites in South Central Connecticut County. Its 55.8/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 57.2. 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 fiber connectivity (99 vs 92) and its weakest is natural hazard (65 vs 77). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is The Brewery Building to power, fiber and other datacenters?

For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Lumen New Haven at 1.2 miles. The closest operating datacenter on record is Lumen West Haven, 3.6 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at The Brewery Building?

The site is in FEMA flood zone AE, a Special Flood Hazard Area — land with at least a 1% annual chance of flooding. At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates South Central Connecticut County "Relatively Low".

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power20%
48
Fiber connectivity12%
99
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
88
Natural hazard6%
65
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
80
Land / acreage3%
30
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
90

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near The Brewery Building
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
NEW HAVEN HARBORSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW4.3 yrs68.8
ELMWESTSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs63.4
ELM WESTSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs63.4
ALLINGS CROSSINGSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs63.2
WATER STSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs62.6
QUINNIPIACSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs62.4
SACKETTSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs62.3
TAP135912Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs62.3

The Brewery Building: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of The Brewery Building?

The Brewery Building scores 55.8/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated good. It ranks 64th of 100 scored sites in South Central Connecticut County. The South Central Connecticut County average is 57.2 and the Connecticut average is 56.7.

Which electric utility serves The Brewery Building?

CONNECTICUT LIGHT & POWER CO (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site; its holding company is EVERSOURCE.

What grid region is The Brewery Building in?

The Brewery Building is in the ISO-NE region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 4.3-year wait from queue request to operation.

Is The Brewery Building in a flood zone?

The site is in FEMA flood zone AE, a Special Flood Hazard Area — land with at least a 1% annual chance of flooding.

How far is The Brewery Building from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is Lumen New Haven, about 1.2 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, “The Brewery Building, South Central Connecticut County, CT”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/connecticut/south-central-connecticut-county/the-brewery-building-14f8709b (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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