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EC Near North Main Street

Greenfield

Southeastern Connecticut County, Connecticut · ISO-NE

DC Readiness
47.3
Fair / 100

At a glance

EC Near North Main Street is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Southeastern Connecticut County, Connecticut, scoring 47.3/100 DC Readiness — 103rd of 103 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

LMP zoneISONE_CT
Wholesale LMP$66.59/MWh
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 London
IXP distance18.7 mi
Fiber providers6
Fiber coverage82.4%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-1
Cloud region distance336.3 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactNew London County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability45.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Deciduous Forest
Former usenear retired oil plant (10km)

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintLow (30/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.60
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteSPRAGUE WWTP
Hazard sub-score70/100
Construction cost index100.0 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterLumen New London
DC distance18.7 mi
Nearest rail0.6 mi
Nearest gas pipeline5.0 mi
Nearest fiber route72.2 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

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 EC Near North Main Street compare with other sites in Southeastern Connecticut County?

EC Near North Main Street ranks 103rd of 103 scored candidate sites in Southeastern Connecticut County. Its 47.3/100 is about 17% below the county average of 56.8. It is about 17% below the Connecticut average of 56.7 and about 11% below the national average of 53.2.

Against the Connecticut average, its strongest sub-score is water (88 vs 86) and its weakest is fiber connectivity (61 vs 92). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is EC Near North Main Street to power, fiber and other datacenters?

For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Lumen New London at 18.7 miles. 6 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Lumen New London, 18.7 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at EC Near North Main Street?

The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk). WRI rates baseline water stress at 0.60 on a 0–5 scale. No mapped wetlands are recorded on the parcel. A Superfund site is nearby (SPRAGUE WWTP). At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Southeastern 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%
61
Energy cost10%
0
Water risk7%
88
Natural hazard6%
70
Buildability7%
45
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
60
Land / acreage3%
30
Construction cost3%
67
Gas pipeline2%
84
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
90

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Near North Main Street
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN135915Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW4.3 yrs68.6
MONTVILLESubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW4.3 yrs68.4
CARD`Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW4.3 yrs66.0
WILLIAMS STSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs63.4
BUDDINGTONSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs62.3
TAP136504Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs62.2
GALES FERRYSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs62.1
TAP136506Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs62.1

EC Near North Main Street: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of EC Near North Main Street?

EC Near North Main Street scores 47.3/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 103rd of 103 scored sites in Southeastern Connecticut County. The Southeastern Connecticut County average is 56.8 and the Connecticut average is 56.7.

Which electric utility serves EC Near North Main Street?

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

What grid region is EC Near North Main Street in?

EC Near North Main Street is in the ISO-NE region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 4.3-year wait from queue request to operation.

Is EC Near North Main Street in a flood zone?

The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk).

Who owns EC Near North Main Street?

Parcel records list the owner as Beacroft Gerald F & Danielle N (private land).

How far is EC Near North Main Street from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is Lumen New London, about 18.7 miles away; 6 fiber providers report service at the location.

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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, “EC Near North Main Street, Southeastern Connecticut County, CT”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/connecticut/southeastern-connecticut-county/ec-near-north-main-street-5439c445 (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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