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Parcel 5C2

Industrial

Southeastern Connecticut County, Connecticut · ISO-NE

DC Readiness
56.7
Good / 100

At a glance

Parcel 5C2 is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Southeastern Connecticut County, Connecticut, scoring 56.7/100 DC Readiness — 38th 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

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 distance0.2 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 New London
DC distance0.2 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 Parcel 5C2 compare with other sites in Southeastern Connecticut County?

Parcel 5C2 ranks 38th of 103 scored candidate sites in Southeastern Connecticut County. Its 56.7/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 56.8. 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 (100 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 Parcel 5C2 to power, fiber and other datacenters?

For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Lumen New London at 0.2 miles. The closest operating datacenter on record is Lumen New London, 0.2 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Parcel 5C2?

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 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%
100
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
88
Natural hazard6%
65
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
100
Land / acreage3%
30
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
90

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Parcel 5C2
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

Parcel 5C2: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of Parcel 5C2?

Parcel 5C2 scores 56.7/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated good. It ranks 38th 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 Parcel 5C2?

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

What grid region is Parcel 5C2 in?

Parcel 5C2 is in the ISO-NE region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 4.3-year wait from queue request to operation.

Is Parcel 5C2 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 Parcel 5C2 from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is Lumen New London, about 0.2 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, “Parcel 5C2, Southeastern Connecticut County, CT”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/connecticut/southeastern-connecticut-county/parcel-5c2-0c0728b5 (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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