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Willimantic Whitewater Park

Industrial

Southeastern Connecticut County, Connecticut · ISO-NE

DC Readiness
53.8
Fair / 100

At a glance

Willimantic Whitewater Park is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Southeastern Connecticut County, Connecticut, scoring 53.8/100 DC Readiness — 91st 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 Hartford
IXP distance23.1 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeIndustrial

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Water stress (WRI)Low
Wetlands (NWI)—
Critical habitat—
Superfund nearby—
Hazard sub-score80/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterErgonomic Group
DC distance19.1 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 Willimantic Whitewater Park compare with other sites in Southeastern Connecticut County?

Willimantic Whitewater Park ranks 91st of 103 scored candidate sites in Southeastern Connecticut County. Its 53.8/100 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 natural hazard (80 vs 77) and its weakest is fiber connectivity (81 vs 92). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is Willimantic Whitewater Park to power, fiber and other datacenters?

For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Lumen Hartford at 23.1 miles. The closest operating datacenter on record is Ergonomic Group, 19.1 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Willimantic Whitewater Park?

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%
81
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
88
Natural hazard6%
80
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
60
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 Willimantic Whitewater Park
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

Willimantic Whitewater Park: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of Willimantic Whitewater Park?

Willimantic Whitewater Park scores 53.8/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 91st 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 Willimantic Whitewater Park?

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

What grid region is Willimantic Whitewater Park in?

Willimantic Whitewater Park is in the ISO-NE region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 4.3-year wait from queue request to operation.

How far is Willimantic Whitewater Park from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is Lumen Hartford, about 23.1 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, “Willimantic Whitewater Park, Southeastern Connecticut County, CT”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/connecticut/southeastern-connecticut-county/willimantic-whitewater-park-3a5d68f6 (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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